Ibrahim Jalo Waziri COS CFR was a teacher, administrator, traditional leader and politician from North Nigeria who was twice elected as the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from 1960 to 1963 and 1963 until the 1966 Military coup in January.
Jalo as part of a Nigerian delegation to the White House in 1962.
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria
The speaker of the House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the Federal House of Representatives of Nigeria, elected by its membership. The House Speaker is third in line of succession to the Nigerian Presidency, after the Vice President of Nigeria and the President of the Senate of Nigeria. The current House Speaker is Tajudeen Abbas who was elected Speaker of House of Representatives of Nigeria on 13 June 2023.
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Image: Ghali Na'Abba at an interview with This Day Newspaper
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Image: Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (cropped)