2023: See The Number Of Seats Won By APC To Retain Control Of The National Assembly

The All Progressives Congress (APC) would be the majority party for the 10th National Assembly according to a breakdown of the February 25 election results released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Naija News reports INEC released a breakdown of the February 25 election on Saturday, March 4, 2023.

The electoral umpire according to a breakdown given by its chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu said winners have been declared for 423 national assembly seats while supplementary elections will be held in 46 constituencies.

He confirmed that 98 out of 109 senate seats have been declared while in the house of representatives, 325 out of 360 seats have been decided.

In the Senate, the All Progressives Congress (APC) won 57 seats while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has 28 seats and Labour Party (LP) has six.

In the House of Representatives, APC has 162 seats, the PDP has 102 and LP controls 34.

The INEC boss also addressed the logistics and technical issues that marred the presidential and national assembly elections.

He said: “In last Saturday’s elections, winners have also been declared for 423 national legislative seats while supplementary elections will be held in 46 constituencies. In the Senate, 98 out of 109 seats have been declared. So far, seven political parties have won senatorial seats while in the House of Representatives, 325 out of 360 seats have been won by eight political parties.”

The INEC Chairman said certificates of return will be presented to senators-elect on Tuesday at the national collation centre, Abuja, while members of the house of representatives-elect will receive theirs on Wednesday.

He also confirmed that the comprehensive list of all members-elect will be uploaded to the commission’s website “shortly”.