With the results so far declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in last Saturday’s National Assembly elections held across the country, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is set to reclaim its majority in the Senate.
The ruling party has so far won 64 senatorial seats while the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has secured 40 seats, leaving the Young Progressives Party (YPP) with just one seat.
Results of two senatorial districts are being awaited to be declared by (INEC) in Plateau State, one in Taraba State and one in Imo State to make up the 109 seats available in the upper legislative chamber.
A breakdown of the results shows that the APC won most of its seats in the North-West geopolitical zone where it secured 20 out of the 21 senatorial seats available. The zone was followed by the South-West, where it clinched 14 out of the 18 seats available.
The party also won 14 senatorial seats in the North-East, 12 in the North Central, three in the South-South and two in the South-East.
The PDP secured its highest senatorial positions in the South-South, where it won 15 out of the 18 available slots while also securing 11 out of 15 slots for the South-East zone.
It also secured four seats in the North-East and three seats in the South-West while the YPP won its only seat in Anambra State, South-eastern Nigeria.
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