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Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila Elected As House Of Reps Speaker

Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila has been elected as the Speaker of the House of Representatives for the Ninth Assembly.

Mr. Gbajabiamila who is a candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), polled 281 votes defeating his close contender Mohammed Bago who got 76 votes.

A total of 358 lawmakers voted and there was one invalid vote.

Gbajabiamila assumed office in 2003, representing Surelere 1 Federal Constituency.

In 2011, he contested for a third term on the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria and won.

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