The Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday presented Certificates of Return to winners of Saturday’s rerun and by-elections.

INEC had said seven political parties won seats in both the National and State Houses of Assembly. They are Action Democratic Party, All Progressives Congress, All Progressive Grand Alliance, Labour Party, New Nigeria Peoples Party, Peoples Democratic Party and Young Progressives Party.

Certificate presentations were done by INEC national commissioners representing each of the states where the rerun and bye-elections were conducted.

The commissioners include May Agbamuche-Mbu, Baba Bila, Kudu Haruna, Sam Olumekun, Modibo Alkali, Kunle Ajayi, Kenneth Ukeagu, Abdullahi Zuru and Rodah Gumus.

The Senators-elected presented the certificates of return at INEC headquarters in Abuja were Prof. Anthony Okorie, Ebonyi South Senatorial District, Ebonyi (APC); Pam Dachungyang, Plateau North Senatorial, Plateau (ADP); and Musa Mustapha, Yobe East Senatorial District, APC, Yobe State.

Members-elect of House of Representatives issued their certificates were Ifeanyi Ozokwe, Nnewi North/ Nnewi South/Ekwusigo Federal Constituency (YPP-Anambra); Clara Nnabuife of Orumba North/Orumba South Federal Constituency, (YPP-Anambra).

Others were Ehindero Babatunde, Akoko North East/Akoko North-West Federal Constituency (Ondo- APC), and Daniel Ago, Jos North/ Basa Federal Constituency (Plateau- LP).

THE GUARDIAN