Candidates who were elected into the Senate and House of
Representatives during last Saturday’s election are to receive their
certificates of return next week.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said
this at a meeting with the Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, and the Resident Electoral
Commissioners, RECs, on Saturday.
According to Yakubu, Senators-elect would be given their
certificates on March 7, while their House of Representatives counterparts
would receive theirs on March 8.
The INEC Chairman also disclosed that winners had been
declared for 423 legislative seats, adding that supplementary elections were
indicated in 46 constituencies.
It was revealed that 98 out of the 109 Senate seats and 325
out of the 360 House of Representatives seats have also been declared.
Seven political parties won the senate seats; eight parties
won the House of Representatives seats.
“Senators/House of Reps-elect to receive certificates on
7th, 8th March respectively,” the INEC boss said.
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