Abbas Pays Exam Fees For 100 Inmates, Secures Release Of 9 To Mark 60th Birthday

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has celebrated his 60th day with humanitarian services to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and situation inmates.

Speaker Abbas, who clocked 60 connected Wednesday. October 1, 2025, had called for low-key celebrations by members of the House, aides, friends and governmental associates. He called for humanitarian gestures instead.

To people his Diamond Jubilee birthday, the Speaker lined up a bid of humanitarian activities, including sponsoring examinations for situation inmates and securing the merchandise of others by paying for their bail. He besides gave nutrient items to IDPs.

At the Kuje Custodial Centre successful Abuja, Abbas paid registration fees for 100 inmates to beryllium for the 2025 National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) and National Examinations Council (NECO) tests. While 57 volition beryllium for NABTEB examination, 43 were registered for NECO exams.

The Speaker was represented by his Deputy Chief of Staff (Legislative), Dr Chamberlain Dunku, who led respective elder aides to the presumption ceremonial connected Tuesday.

Speaker Abbas said: “Identifying with the (Nigerian Correctional) Service successful the country of prime translation of inmates done acquisition is simply a origin that is precise adjacent to my heart. This solemnisation goes beyond idiosyncratic milestones; it is astir extending hope, giving 2nd chances and investing successful the aboriginal of our brothers and sisters who, though confined today, inactive transportation wrong them the imaginable for greatness tomorrow.

“The registration of inmates for the 2025 NABTEB and NECO is not simply an world workout — it is simply a connection of religion successful quality dignity and redemption. It is simply a reminder that condemnation is not condemnation, and that each life, erstwhile fixed the close opportunity, tin beryllium transformed.”

He added: “As Speaker of the House of Representatives, I reaffirm our committedness to policies and initiatives that beforehand education, justness and opportunities for each Nigerians — wrong and extracurricular the correctional facilities.”

Moved by an inmate’s story, Dr Dunkwu, successful his idiosyncratic capacity, gave a currency acquisition of N1 cardinal to Chikwendu Hart, who is presently pursuing a doctorate astatine the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), and has published 7 books portion awaiting proceedings for 13 years.

In Zaria, Kaduna State, connected Wednesday, Speaker Abbas spent implicit N3million connected bail bonds, securing the merchandise of 9 inmates from the Zaria Medium Correctional Centre.

The beneficiaries were Ibrahim Dan’asabe (N240,000), Kabir Ibrahim (N180,000), Ibrahim Ahmed (N60,000), Haruna Musa (N350,000), Aliyu Tukur (N390,000), Prince Wadilor Wodu (N326,000), Mustapha Abubakar (N410,000), Sagir Sani (N685,000) and Shehu Abubakar (N440,000).

Also, connected Wednesday, Speaker Abbas donated nutrient items to IDPs astatine the Kabusa Camp successful Abuja. The palliatives included implicit 1,000 bags of rice.

This is conscionable arsenic his wife, Hajia Fatima Abbas-Tajudeen, donated N2million to the IDPs, portion some the Deputy Chief of Staff (Legislative), Dr Chamberlain Nnamdi Dunkwu; and the Deputy Chief of Staff (Administration), Alhaji Ilyasu Balarabe, donated N1million.

Chairman of the House Committee connected Nutrition and Food Security, Hon Chike Okafor, who besides announced a N1million acquisition to the IDPs successful enactment of the Speaker’s humanitarian gesture, described Speaker Abbas arsenic “a nationalist asset.”

Medical unit from Nizamiye Hospital Abuja were besides connected the crushed to connection escaped healthcare services to the IDPs arsenic portion of the humanitarian services successful honour of the Speaker.

Addressing the IDPs done Dr Dunkwu, the Speaker noted that the gathering was not conscionable astir marking his 60th day but astir “extending a manus of compassion, solidarity, and anticipation to our chap Nigerians who, done nary responsibility of theirs, person recovered themselves displaced.”

He besides stated that the lawsuit “is a testament to the information that enactment is not lone astir authorities and policies, but besides astir love, empathy, and work to humanity.”

Speaker Abbas said: “We are present to reaffirm that nary Nigerian should ever consciousness forgotten oregon abandoned. The House of Representatives remains committed to policies and initiatives that support the vulnerable, empower the displaced, and reconstruct dignity to each citizen.”

The Speaker commended the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), partners and each stakeholders who made the humanitarian workout a reality.

“Your efforts guarantee that beyond the symbolic cake-cutting and alleviation distribution, determination is simply a lasting interaction connected the lives of those we are privileged to serve,” helium said.

While telling the IDPs that the...