Winners in the February 23 National Assembly elections are to get certificates of return (CoR) today by at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Abuja.

According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), 102 senators-elect will get their certificates by 10am and 338 would-be House of Representatives members will be issued theirs by 2pm.

Going by the list of candidates, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has 63 senators, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has 38 and Youth Progressives Party (YFP) has a seat.

Seven seats have been declared inconclusive and will be contested for during the supplementary election slated for March 23.

For the lower chamber, the ruling party also has the majority with 211 members. The PDP has 111 members.

Other political parties share the remaining 16 seats -APGA (six); African Democratic Congress (ADC), three; Action Alliance (AA) two and Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), two. African Democratic Party (ADP), Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and Social Democratic Party (SDP) have one slot each.

Twenty-two seats are still up for grabs where elections were declared inconclusive. Make-up polls in the affected Federal Constituencies (excluding in Rivers State) have been fixed for March 23.

Elections were suspended in Rivers State for INEC to review. The process that has been wracked by protests.

The two major parties – APC and PDP – will be slugging it out in six states where elections were declared inconclusive. They are: Sokoto, Adamawa, Bauchi, Kano, Plateau and Benue.

SOKOTO

There are 526,892 votes to be contested for in the six states. In Sokoto, where Governor Aminu Waziri of the PDP, who scored 489, 588, was leading with 3,413 votes, the two leading parties will battle for 75,493 votes in 136 polling units in 22 local government areas. The APC candidate, Aliyu Sokoto, was trailing with 486, 145 votes before the process was declared inconclusive.

ADAMAWA

Before the process was declared inconclusive in Adamawa, the PDP, with 367,471 votes as against APC’s 334,995, was leading by 32,476 votes. The candidates of the two parties have 40,998 votes to fight for. Incumbent Governor Jibrilla of the APC and his challenger PDP Umar Fintiri will be slugging it out on March 23.


BAUCHI

In Bauchi, it was too close to call. The PDP candidate Bala Muhammed was leading the APC candidate, Governor Mohammed Abubakar with 4,059. There are 139,240 votes to decide the winner. After the first ballot, the PDP had 469,512 and the APC got 465,453.

BENUE

Governor Samuel Ortom of the PDP, who got 410, 576, was ahead in Benue with 81,554 votes. He will be slugging it out with his APC challenger Emmanuel Jime for 121, 011 votes. Jime got 329, 022 at the close of the first ballot.

PLATEAU

In Plateau, incumbent Governor Simon Lalong of the APC got 583, 255 to lead Senator Jeremiah Useni of the PDP with 44,929 votes. Useni got 538, 326. The duo will be fighting for the outstanding 49,377 votes.

KANO

There are 100, 873 votes to decide who wins the election. The PDP, with 1,014,474 votes, was leading the APC, which got 987, 810, with 26,664 votes.

As at the time of filing this report, the Commission has not received the report from the investigative panel it raised on the disruption of the electoral process in Rivers State.

Though the committee, which was given 48 hours to turn in its report, has not been able to do so as a result of many factors, it has, however, met with critical stakeholders in the state, including the governor and other governorship candidates.

The committee was set up on Sunday to review the situation that led to the disruption of the electoral process. Going by the 48-hour time lag given, the panel ought to have submitted its report on Tuesday.

It was learnt last night that the panel was “wrapping” up its assignment.

The commission had suspended collation and announcement of results, citing electoral violence and safety of its workers. It therefore raised a fact-finding committee to assess the situation and report back within 48 hours.

Responding to an inquiry from our correspondent, Rotimi Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, said the committee may have been bogged down by flight delays and others factors.

He, however, assured that “immediately the committee turns in its report, the commission will take a decision in respect of Rivers State”.

Meanwhile, INEC has debriefed all accredited observers on the last polls.


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I have lost faith in the Mahmoud led INEC.

Another bunch to waste tax payers money on

Another set of self serving individuals

carrydoer:
Senator another name for thieves Like this post if you agree

do u need likes for breakfast

BOOOMNAIJA:
NONE OF THEM....NOT EVEN ONE, WOULD CONTRIBUTE ANYTHING MEANINGFUL TO D IMPROVEMENT OF THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMY........

Is this a blurry vision, or another prophecy from a beer parlor man of god that told you he saw tomorrow?

Representatives representing themselves not the masses

Rochas right now.

BOOOMNAIJA:
NONE OF THEM....NOT EVEN ONE, WOULD CONTRIBUTE ANYTHING MEANINGFUL TO D IMPROVEMENT OF THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMY........

How come none will contribute to the economy ?
You ranting on naitaland what contribution do you make ?
You sounded like an ipob person who daily never see anything good all they see is negstive 24/7 year round .

All these bet9ja fraudsters una no de tire?

Anywhere pdp gain is inconclusive.

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I sign up .
Just hopeful.

Imagine Uche Nwosu staking a claim in Imo State

Not Ararume o, not Ohakim o. Nwosu of all people

Why is Atiku not congratulating anyone, both from PDP and APC, is it selfishness, greediness, or he just believes all this election things is a scam.

udo2018:
All these bet9ja fraudsters una no de tire?

my dear the poverty rate is too much oh

Nice update.
Thanks op

I guess INEC is still on its stand not to award the certificate to Okorocha

BOOOMNAIJA:
NONE OF THEM....NOT EVEN ONE, WOULD CONTRIBUTE ANYTHING MEANINGFUL TO D IMPROVEMENT OF THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMY........

I completely agree with you, why? They are there for themselves and their families

Bet9ja226:
[color=#770077][/color]see below

see their face like condemned criminals. "every game is sure" made me LOL real hard. No go find better work. He sure for you na e you still dey where u dey. Agbaya

And what will dey now be doing

Sitting in meetings upon meetings consuming our money...

Who say i will not be a senator smday,

HOLY GHOST FIRE...

Btw, OP pls do justice to all dis bet-scammers,

Let dem tak deir gullible fraud winning to sport department or section...

Any updates on Rivers State Election?

Ok

After Atikulosing, the next level for PDP and IPOB is depression for four years. Don't expect anything positive from them