By Akubulu Ngozi
The All Progressives Congress, APC, member, Tajudeen Abass has maintained that the 10th House of Assembly shall sustain and even surpass the gains of the 9th House of Assembly, following his emergence as the Speaker of the 10th National Assembly.
Abbas, who hail from Zaria Federal Constituency, Kaduna State got a total of 353 votes from the majority members of the House on Tuesday , defeating Aminu Sani Jaji and Ahmed Idris Wase who had 3 votes each.
On his declaration as Speaker of the house, Abass took to his verified Twitter Account @HonTJAbbas to appreciate well wishers where he revealed intentions to surpass the gains of the 9th House.
He said, “Honourable Colleagues, under my watch, the 10th House shall sustain and even surpass the gains of the 9th House. That is my prayer. We shall carry out the TASK before us JOINTLY. We shall introduce reforms and innovations for the benefit of Nigerians. In a few weeks, we shall be reeling out the legislative agenda that will shape the 10th House of Representatives.”