Politics
INEC Presents Certificates Of Return To House Of Reps Members-Elect [Photos]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented certificates of return to the House of Representatives members elected to the 10th National Assembly.
The INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, presented the certificates to the members-elect on Wednesday at the National Collation Centre in Abuja.
The deputy speaker of the house of representatives, Idris Wase, and the spokesperson of the house, Benjamin Kalu, were among those who received their certificates of return.
Yakubu had on Saturday said winners were declared for 423 legislative seats, indicating that supplementary elections would be conducted in 46 other constituencies.
He said in the House of Representatives, 325 out of 360 seats have been won by eight political parties.
In terms of party representation, the INEC boss said African Democratic Party (ADP), won two; All Progressives Congress (APC), 162; All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), four; Labour Party (LP), 34; New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), 18; Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), 102; Social Democratic Party (SDP), two and Young Progressives Party (YPP), one.
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KanyiDaily recalls that yesterday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) presented certificates of return to senators elected to the 10th National Assembly.