APC takes 60 Senate seats, PDP 36, LP 8

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) secured more seats in the Senate at the last Saturday’s supplementary polls, taking its total number of seats to 60 in the 10th Senate.

It had earlier won 55 seats after the February 25 parliamentary election.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secured 36 seats; Labour Party (LP) eight; and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) two.

The PDP won additional senatorial seats in the supplementary elections, taking its total number to 36 seats from the earlier 29 seats.

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) also won two Senate seats, while the Young Progressives Party (YPP) and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) got one seat each.

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At least eight political parties will be represented in the 10th National Assembly.

The APC won in Sokoto Central, Yobe South and Plateau Central Senatorial Districts.

The PDP took Sokoto South, Kebbi North and Zamfara Central.

In Sokoto Central, the APC candidate, Senator Aliyu Wamakko, received 141,468 votes to defeat the Deputy Governor of the state, Mannir Daniya, who scored 118,445 votes.

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of the PDP won in Sokoto South with 100,860 votes. His closest rival, Senator Ibrahim Danbaba, scored 97,884 votes.

The PDP also won in Kebbi North, with Senator Yahaya Abdullahi and former Minority Leader scoring 98,464 votes while the APC polled 89,269 votes.

In Zamfara Central, PDP’s Ikra Bilbis won with 102,866 votes to defeat Senator Kabiru Marafa of the APC, who polled 91,216 votes.

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