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2023 Election

INEC Issues Certificates Of Return To Elected Senators

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INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented Certificates of Return to those who won senatorial seats in the February 25th election.

Recall that the Senatorial elections were conducted across states on the same day as the presidential election two Saturdays ago.

INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, in that regard, presented certificates of return to the election winners today at the National Collation Centre (the International Conference Centre) in Abuja.

The INEC boss had on Saturday said winners were declared for 423 legislative seats, indicating that supplementary elections would be conducted in 46 other constituencies.

The elected legislators include 98 out of 109 Senate and 325 out of 360 House of Representatives seats. Seven parties won in the Senate, while eight parties won House of Representatives seats.

House of Representatives-elect is expected to receive theirs at the same venue on Wednesday.

In terms of party representation for the 10th Assembly, the INEC chief said APC won 57 Senate seats; the PDP, 29; LP, 6; SDP, 2; NNPP, 2; YPP, 1; and APGA, 1. For the lower chamber, the electoral chair said the APC has 162 seats; PDP, 102; LP, 34; NNPP, 18; APGA, 4; ADC, 2; SDP, 2; YPP, 1.