How they stand in the RACE FOR Senate: APC 61 PDP 33 YPP 1

•11 seats yet to be declared •Three inconclusive

WITH 61 seats won by its candidates at last Saturday’s National Assembly election, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is set to maintain dominance in the Ninth Senate.

The number will give the APC numerical strength in the Red Chamber. It will also enjoy a simple majority.

It will, however, not afford the APC the luxury of a two-third majority in the upper chamber.

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won 33 of the seats announced as at the close of yesterday. The Young Progressive Party (YPP) won a senatorial seat in Anambra State.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the election in four senatorial districts inconclusive. It was yet to announce the results from 11 senatorial zones as at the time of going to press last night.

There are 109 seats in the upper chamber of the National Assembly. They are made up of three senators from each of the 36 states. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has one slot.

The APC won all the 20 of the 21 slots from the Northwest which has 21 slots. The result of the remaining zone was yet to be declared as at yesterday.

It won in 13 of the 18 slots in the Southwest. The PDP clinched three seats and the election in the other two senatorial zones was declared inconclusive by the electoral umpire.

Also in the Northeast, the APC clinched 13 slots. The PDP won three. One was inconclusive.

In the Southsouth, the PDP won 15 of the 18 senatorial seats, leaving two to the APC. One was yet to be declared.

The PDP won seven seats in the Southeast. The APC took two. The results from four were yet to be declared and one inconclusive. The YPP won one slot.

In the Northcentral, the APC won 10 seats as against PDP’s four. The results from three districts were yet to be declared and one was inconclusive.

WHO IS WHO in the RACE FOR Senate

SOUTH WEST

Senator Oluremi Tinubu (Central) – APC

Senator Adeola Solomon (West) – APC

Bayo Oshinowo (East) – APC

Prince Dayo Adeyeye (South) – APC

Opeyemi Bamidele (Central) – APC

Bunmi Adetunbi (North) – APC

Kolawole Balogun (South) – PDP

Teslim Folarin (Central) – APC

Abdulfatah Buhari (North) – APC

Ajibolan Bashiru (Osun) – APC

Adelere Orilowo (West) – APC

Francis Fadahunsi (East) – PDP

Senator Robert Ajayi Boroffice (North) APC

(South) – Incoclusive

Ayo Akinyelure (Central) PDP

Ibikunle Amosun (Central) – APC

Tolu Odebiyi (West) – APC

Lekan Mustapha (East) – APC

NORTHWEST

Malam lbrahim Shekarau (Central) APC

Alhaji Kabuki lbrahim Gaya (South) APC

Mallam Barau Jibrin (North) APC

Uba Sani (Central) APC

Suleiman Abdu Kwari (North) APC

Danjuma La’ah (South) APC

Kabir Barkiya (Central) APC

Bello Mandiya (South) APC

Ahmed Baba-Kaita (North) APC

Danjuma Goje (Central) APC

Saidu Alkali (North) APC

Amos Bunus (South) APC

Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia (Northeast) APC

Danladi Sankara (Northwest) APC

Senator Muhammed Sabo Naku (Central) APC

Aliyu Wamakko (North) APC

Abdulahi Ibrahim Gobir (East) APC

Abubakar Shehu Tambuwal (South) APC

Abdulaziz Yari (West) APC

Tijani Yahaya Kawa (North) APC

Yet-to-be (announced) Central

Ibn Na’Allah (South) APC

Adamu Aliero (Central) APC

Yaya Abdulahi (North) APC

NORTH EAST:

Aishatu Dairu Binani (Central) APC

Ishaku Cliff (North) PDP

Bino Yero (South) PDP

Haliru Jiga (Central) APC

Lawal Yahya (South) APC

Court to decide candidate (North) APC

Kashim Shettima (Central) APC

Ali Ndume (South) APC

Abubakar Kyari (North) APC

Emmanuel Bwacha (South) PDP

Two yet to be announced

Ibrahim Gaidam (East) APC

Ibrahim Bomoi (South) APC

Ahmed Lawan (North) APC

SOUTH EAST:

Theodore Orji (Central) PDP

Orji Uzor Kalu (North) APC

Yet to be declared (South)

Ifeanyi Uba (South) YPP

Two others yet to be declared

Sam Egwu (North) PDP

Michael Ama Nnachi (South) PDP

Obinna Ogba (Central) PDP

Ike Ekweremadu (West) PDP

Chimaroke Nnamani (East) PDP

Chuka Utazi (North) PDP

Rochas Okorocha (West) APC

North (inconclusive)

East (yet to be declared)

SOUTHSOUTH

Bassey Albert (North East) PDP

Christopher Ekpeyong (Northwest) PDP

Akon Eyak (South) PDP

Donye Diri (Central) PDP

Lawrence Ewrujakpor (West) PDP

East (yet to be announced)

• CROSS RIVER

Dr Sandy Onor (Central) PDP

Senator Rose Oko (North) PDP

Senator Gershom Bassey (South) PDP

Thompson George Sekibo (East) PDP

Betty Apiafi (West) PDP

Parry Mpigi (South-East) PDP

James Manager (South) PDP

Ovie Omo-Agege (Central) APC

Peter Nwaobochi (North) PDP

Mathew Urhoghide (South) PDP

Clifford Ordia (Central) PDP

Framcis Alimikkhena (North) APC

NORTH CENTRAL

Orker Jev (Northwest) PDP

Abba Moro( ) PDP

Gabriel Suswam ( ) PDP

Oseni Yakubu (Central) APC

East (inconclusive)

Dino Melaye (West) PDP

Oloriegbe Yahya Ibrahim (Central) APC

Lola Ashiru (South) APC

Umar Sadiq (North) APC

Umaru Tanko Al-Makura (South) APC

Senator Abdullahi Adamu (West) APC

Godiya Akwashiki (North) APC

Aliyu Shabi Abdullah (North) APC

Mohammed Bima (South) APC

Mohammed Sani Musa (East) APC

Not yet announced

• FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY

Philip Aduda (PDP)