The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, on Tuesday administered the oath of office to three new members of the Green Chamber following their victory in the bye-elections held on August 16, 2025.
The newly inaugurated lawmakers are Omosede Igbinedion (Ovia South/Ovia West/Ovia North-East Federal Constituency, Edo State), Joseph Bagudu (Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency, Kaduna State), and Mukhtar Rabiu (Garki/Babura Federal Constituency, Jigawa State).
They are among five candidates who won the August bye-elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to fill vacant seats in the lower chamber. The vacancies arose following the deaths of four serving members — Ekene Adams (Kaduna), Isa Dogonyaro (Jigawa), Olaide Akinremi (Oyo), and Oriyomi Onanuga (Ogun) — as well as the nomination of Dennis Idahosa as the deputy governorship candidate to Senator Monday Okpebholo in the 2024 Edo gubernatorial election.
While the All Progressives Congress (APC) secured four of the five available seats, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) clinched one.
However, two lawmakers who also emerged victorious in the elections — Elegbeji Ayola (Sagamu/Ikenne/Remo North Federal Constituency, Ogun State) and Oyekunle Sunday (Ibadan North Federal Constituency, Oyo State) — were absent from Tuesday’s swearing-in ceremony. No official reason was given for their absence.
The ceremony marked the House’s first major activity since resuming plenary, as the new lawmakers took their seats among their colleagues in preparation for legislative duties.
