{"id":103546,"date":"2023-03-08T15:03:45","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T14:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=103546"},"modified":"2023-03-08T15:03:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T14:03:45","slug":"325-reps-members-elect-receive-certificates-of-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/325-reps-members-elect-receive-certificates-of-return\/","title":{"rendered":"325 Reps members-elect receive Certificates of Return\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday issued Certificates of Return to winners of the February 25, 2023 House of Representatives election in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Their Senate counterparts received theirs on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, presented the certificates to the members-elect at the National Collation Centre in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>Yakubu had on Saturday said winners were declared for 423 legislative seats, indicating that supplementary elections would be conducted in 46 other constituencies.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nHe said in the House of Representatives, 325 out of 360 seats have been won by eight political parties.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of party representation, the INEC boss said African Democratic Party (ADP), won two; All Progressives Congress (APC), 162; All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), four; Labour Party (LP), 34; New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), 18; Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), 102; Social Democratic Party (SDP), two and Young Progressives Party (YPP), one.<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday issued Certificates of Return to winners of the February 25, 2023 House of Representatives election in Nigeria. 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