All opposition party members including those elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, Labour Party and New Nigeria People’s Party voted for the anointed candidate of the All Progressives Congress and President Bola Tinubu for Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 10th National Assembly. Tajudeen Abbas, the candidate of the ruling APC, emerged as the Speaker of the 10th House on Tuesday after securing victory in the election.
How All Labour Party, PDP, NNPP House Of Reps’ Members Voted For President Tinubu’s Candidate, Abbas During Speakership ElectionAll opposition party members including those elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, Labour Party and New Nigeria People’s Party voted for the anointed candidate of the All Progressives Congress and President Bola Tinubu for Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 10th National Assembly.
Apart from PDP, LP and NNPP, other opposition parties in the 10th House are the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Social Democratic Party, African Democratic Congress and the Youth Progressive Party.All 117 members of the PDP, 35 members of the LP, 19 members of the NNPP and five APGA members in the House voted for the anointed candidate of the ruling APC and President Tinubu for Speakership.The two members of the SDP, two members of the ADC and one member of the YPP also voted for Abbas.
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