A faction of the minority caucus met at Fraser Suites, Abuja, but recorded no headway in a plan to upset the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the speakership race
The members-elect, drawn from the seven minority parties, said they would use their numerical strength to elect the speaker and deputy speaker of the House.
Mr Abbas, an aspirant for the speakership of the House of Representatives, said North-west produced almost 26 per cent of the 360 members of the House and gave APC 2.7 million votes in the presidential election.