Get Best Daily Health Tips Here Femi Gbajabiamiila’s battle for House of Representatives Speaker got a boost yesterday as 178 new members-elect endorsed his ambition.

His spokesman Olanrewaju Smart said the lawmakers made the proclamation at New Chelsea Hotel, Abuja.

He said the lawmakers were drawn from various political parties.

A member-elect, Onofiuk Luke, who is the Akwa-Ibom State House of Assembly Speaker, spoke for the lawmakers.

He said they were endorsing the House Leader because of his sterling qualities and the fact that he is the most qualified.