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Ahmed Wase, the immediate past Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives has congratulated Rep. Tajudeen Abbas and Rep. Benjamin Kalu as the new Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the 10th Assembly. Mr Wase who contested alongside Abbas for the speaker on June 13 said his contesting for the speakership was not about winning but challenged the lack of equity and fairness in his party.

The lawmaker, in a concession and congratulatory message to the duo in Abuja on Wednesday said he would be a partner in the project of deepening the parliamentary democracy. The former Deputy Speaker said he intend to fervently and actively participate in all legislative business of the 10th Assembly and would continue to proudly represent not only the good people of Wase Federal Constituency but Nigerians at large.