Nigeria, July 8 -- The House of Representatives on Wednesday formally welcomed a new member, Shuaibu Rabiu, who was sworn in as the lawmaker representing Dawakin Kudu/Warawa Federal Constituency of Kano State following his victory in a recent by-election.

Speaker Abbas Tajudeen administered the oath of office to Mr Rabiu, officially admitting him into the 10th House.

His swearing-in comes weeks after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted a by-election to fill the vacant seat in the constituency.

The vacancy arose following the death of the constituency's former representative, Muhammad Danjuma-Hassan of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).

Under Section 76(2) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), the Indepen...