Dogara emerges as House of Reps leader – After the Senate earlier decided that Senator Bukola Saraki (Kwara) will lead them for the next four years, the House of Reps elects are now deciding who will represent them at the helm.
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Femi Secured 174 votes While Dogara secured 182 votes. The officials now sign the document of witnessing the full election procedure.
Counting has begun, Femi’s votes are being collated.
The clerk of the chamber asks the visibly happy and now rowdy chamber to keep calm but the lawmakers keep on celebrating even though counting is still ongoing.
04:03 Even though, the votes have not been officially announced the lawmakers erupt in loud cheers as it seems Dogara has secured the majority of the votes.
The lawmakers clap when Dogara or Femi’s name are mentioned consecutively in a row.
Here are some more clips of the collating of results and a lawmakers feelings as of the moment.
Earlier today, video surfaced of a clearly angry Bola Ahmed Tinubu after hearing news of Saraki’s victory.
Dogara seems to be in early lead so far, if Dogara wins it will be the second time the APC mock polls fails to work after Saraki’s earlier victory.
03:37 Voting has finished and now they will begin the collation of results with intense monitoring by officials.
01:53 No drama so far, the lawmakers have been acting accordingly to the law.
01:30 Voting Finally Begins
01:22 The elections are now set to begin with Dogara facing off against Gbajabiamila, the clerk of the chamber lists out the rules for all who are in attendence, every member are going to be given one ballot peper and they will be later be called on to cast their votes, importantly one by one and not in group.
01:17 Femi Gbajabiamila (Surulere, Lagos state) accepts the nomination with loud cheers from the house.
01:16 Edo State Lawmaker Nominates Femi Gbajabiamila as speaker of the house.
Chike Okafor (Imo State) seconds the motion
01:06 Honourable Jibril (Kano) takes the stand and nominates Yakubu Dogara for the position of leder of the house.
01:02 The roll call is now over and with only 358 members in attendence with one Anambra lawmaker absent due to sickness.
01:00 When the names of Dogara and Gbajabiamila were mentioned the house erupted in cheers for both candidates forcing the clerk of the chamber to wait.
Yakubu Dogara and Femi Gbajabiamila are two of the top candidates for the position with Femi Gbajabiamila winning the APC mock elections for the position. Both are from the APC, but the PDP are supporting Dogara
12:38 The clerk of the house, has been summoned to name all the house of reps elected members to check if present or not, starting with Abia state.
12:36 Sanisu Abubakar, the Clerk of the national assembly welcomes all to the proceedings and reads the proclamation of the holding for the first session of the house of assembly under the directives of President Muhammadu Buhari.
12:32 Clerk of the chamber once again urges the lawmakers to take their positions, so that the elections could begin.
12:24 The clerk of the chamber is actively trying to organize the lawmakers, but the green chamber is still rowdy.
12:23 Clerk of the National Assembly moves over to House of Representative Chambers for the lower house leadership election.
The House of representatives is the lower but larger house and is made up of 360 representatives
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