Following the long roll-call of members-elect, 359 out of 360 members are participating in the process.
With the three contestants in the race, with the winner expected to defeat the others by a simple majority.
Finally, Tajudeen Abass from Kaduna State is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress and the presidency while other contenders are Ahmed Idris Wase and Aminu Sani Jaji who are also members of the APC.
A significant majority of the members-elect have “openly declared” their votes for Abbas who defeated his opponents: outgoing Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Wase, and Sani Jaji, who have one and two votes, respectively, so far.
Earlier, Muktar Betara, Yusuf Adamu Gagdi, Miriam Onuoha, and Sada Soli: aspirants for the Speakership all stepped down for the APC consensus candidate.