The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC0 has announced most of the results of the Senatorial and House representative election held along with the Presidential election last Saturday, February 25.
The chairman of the Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who made the announcement at a meeting with state Resident Electoral Commissioners in preparation to the governorship and House of Assembly elections, said that results from 98 Senatorial districts and 325 House of Representatives seats have so far been released.
“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.”
“Parties that have won seats in the Senate are APC (57), APGA (1), LP (6), NNPP (2), PDP (29), SDP (2) and YPP (1) while those that have won seats in the House of Representatives are ADC (2), APC (162), APGA (4), LP (34), NNPP (18), PDP (102), SDP (2),YPP (1).”
Professor Yakubu said that Certificates of Return will be presented to Senators-elect on Tuesday, March 7 at the National Collation Centre (the International Conference Centre, Abuja) while Representatives-elect will receive on Wednesday by 11.00am at the same venue.
