INEC Presents Certificates Of Return To Senators-Elect [Photos]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented certificates of return to senators elected to the 10th National Assembly.

The INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, presented the certificates to the winners on Tuesday at the National Collation Centre, also referred to as the International Conference Centre, Abuja.

Yakubu had on Saturday said the winners were of the just concluded senatorial elections held on February 25 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 are expected to receive theirs on Wednesday at the same venue.

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.

KanyiDaily recalls that the INEC had last Wednesday presented the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, and the Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima their certificates.