Abbas swears in three new House members
Three of the five members-elect who won the August 16, 2025 bye election into the House of Representatives were on Tuesday inaugurated by the Speaker of the House, Abbas Tajudeen at the resumption of plenary.
The three new lawmakers are among the five elected to fill the vacant seats following the death of four members and the choice of Dennis Idahosa as the running mate of Senator Monday Okpebholo in the 2024 Edo governorship.
Those sworn in today are Omosede Igbenedion (APC- Ovia Federal Constituency of Edo state), Joseph Bagudu (APC-Chikun/Kajuru federal constituency of Kaduna state) and Mukthar Rabiu (APC-Garki/Babura federal constituency of Jigawa state)
Two others, Elegbeji Yetunde Ayoola (Ikenne/Remo federal constituency of Ogun state and Oyekunle Fola Sunday (Ibadan North Federal constituency of Oyo state) were absent.
In August, the Independent National Electoral Commission conducted bye-elections in the respective states to fill the vacant seats.
While the All Progressives Congress won four out of the five vacant seats, the Peoples Democratic Party won one seat.
Of the five, Sunday is the only lawmaker produced by the PDP.
The inauguration was witnessed by the former Deputy Governor of Edo state, Phillip Shuabu, Lady Cherry Igbenedion, Chairman of the North West Development Commission, Samaila Abdullahi Yakawada among others.
The House immediately went into an executive session after the inauguration to discuss the leadership crisis in the minority caucus.
