JUST IN: Hon. Benjamin Kalu Emerges House Deputy Speaker Unopposed

Hon. Benjamin Kalu has emerged as the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the 10th National Assembly unopposed.

Gatekeepers News reports that his emergence followed the election of Tajudeen Abbas as the new Speaker of the House.

The Member-elect for Bende federal constituency of Abia State was nominated by Lagos lawmaker-elect, Babajimi Benson, and seconded by a female Member-elect from Lagos State.

After Kalu’s acceptance of his nomination and in the absence of counter nomination, the Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA), Magaji Tambuwal, closed further nomination at exactly 12.06 noon.

Consequently, he was declared Deputy Speaker and thereafter administered oaths of office and that of the membership of the National Assembly.

This is a developing story.