Nigeria: 10th National Assembly - APC Retains Majority in Senate With 59 Senators-Elect As PDP Trails With 36 (Full List)

18 April 2023
Premium Times (Abuja)
By Bakare Majeed

The 109 senators-elect will be inaugurated on 13 June.

With the conclusion of the supplementary elections into the National Assembly across the country on Saturday, the 10th Senate has now been fully composed.

All the109 senatorial districts now have representatives in the upper chamber of the National Assembly.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted elections into seven districts declared inconclusive on 25 February.

With the completion of the elections, the APC has emerged as the majority party in the Senate with 59 members-elect.

After the 25 February election, the party had 55 senators-elect but gained additional four seats during the supplementary polls. It won in Plateau Central, Yobe South, Sokoto North and Sokoto East senatorial districts.

The next biggest party in the Red Chamber is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which now has 36 senators-elect.

Before last Saturday's poll, the main opposition party had 33 senators-elect. At the end of that exercise, PDP added three additional seats having won in Sokoto South, Zamfara Central and Kebbi North Senatorial districts.

However, the other five minor parties still maintain the number of seats won in February as they did not win any seat during the supplementary elections.

While the Labour Party (LP) has the seats of eight senatorial districts, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) have two seats each. The Young Progressives Party and All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) have one seat each.

With the composition of the membership of the 10th Senate finalised, the six opposition parties have altogether 50 senators-elect as against APC's 59.

It is therefore expected that they will play a major role in the battle for leadership positions in the upper legislative chamber during its inauguration on 13 June as was the case in the eight Senate.

During the election of the senate president and the deputy senate president of the eight Senate, although the APC was in the majority, the PDP played a significant role in the choice of the presiding officers.

Consequently, a PDP senator, Ike Ekweremadu was elected the deputy senate president while Bukola Saraki of the APC emerged the Senate President.

See full list of the 109 senators-elect

APC senators-elect

· Orji Uzor Kalu - Abia NortH

· Elisha Cliff Ishaku Adamawa North

· Godswill Obot Akpabio - Akwa Ibom N/West

· Umar Salihu Baba - Bauchi South

· Udende Memsa Emmanuel - Benue North East

· Titus Tartengar Zam - Benue North West

· Mohammed Tahir Monguno - Borno North

· Kaka Shehu Lawan - Borno Central

· Mohammed Ali Ndume - Borno South

· Williams Eteng Jonah Cross River Central

· Ekpenyong Asuquo - Cross River South

· Dafinone Ede Omueya - Delta Central

· Joel Onowakpo Ewomazino - Delta South

· Nwebonyi Onyeka Peter - Ebonyi North

· Eze Kenneth Emeka - Ebonyi Central

· Nweze David Umahi - Ebonyi South

· Okpebholo Sunday - Edo Central

· Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole - Edo North

· Fasuyi Cyril Oluwole - Ekiti North

· Bamidele Michael Opeyemi - Ekiti Central

· Adaramodu Adeyemi Raphael - Ekiti South

· Mohammed Danjuma Goje - Gombe Central

· Osita Bonaventure Izunaso - Imo West

· Ndubueze Patrick Chiwuba - Imo North

· Abdulhamid Madori Ahmed - Jigawa North East

· Hussaini Babangida Uba - Jigawa North West

· Barau Jibrin - Kano North

· Nasir Sani Zangon Daura - Katsina North

· Dandutse Mutari Mohammed - Katsina South

· Abdulaziz Musa Yar'Adua - Katsina Central

· Isah Jibrin - Kogi East

· Sadiku Abubakar Ohere - Kogi Central

· Sunday Steve Karimu - Kogi West

· Umar Sadiq Sulaiman - Kwara North

· Salihu Mustapha - Kwara Central

· Oyelola Yisa Ashiru - Kwara South

· Sanni Wasiu Eshilokun - Lagos Central

· Abiru Mukhail Adetokunbo - Lagos East

· Idiat Oluranti Adebule - Lagos West

· Mohammed Sani Musa - Niger East

· Sani Bello Abubakar - Niger North

· Salisu Shuaib Afolabi - Ogun Central

· Daniel Justus Olugbenga - Ogun East

· Solomon Olamilekan Adeola - Ogun West

· Ipinasagba Emmanuel Olajide - Ondo North

· Adegbonmire Adeniyi Ayodele - Ondo Central

· Jimoh Ibrahim Folorunso - Ondo South

· Akintunde Yunus Abiodun - Oyo Central

· Buhari Abdulfatai - Oyo North

· Alli Sharafadeen Abiodun - Oyo South

· Diket Plang - Plateau Central

· David Jimkatu - Taraba South

· Ibrahim Geidam - Yobe East

· Ahmad Ibrahim - Lawan Yobe North

· Ibrahim Bomai - Yobe South

· Sahabi Ya'u - Zamfara North

· Abubakar Abdulaziz Yari - Zamfara West

· Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko - Sokoto North

· Ibrahim Gobir -Sokoto East

PDP senators-elect

· Yaroe Binos Dauda Adamawa South

· Aminu Iya Abass Adamawa Central

· Bassey Aniekan Etim Akwa Ibom N/ East

· Akpan Ekong Samson Akwa Ibom South

· Abdul Ningi Bauchi Central

· Samaila Dahuwa Kila Bauchi North

· Agadaga Benson Sunday Bayelsa East

· Benson Friday Konbowei Bayelsa Central

· Henry Seriake Dickson Bayelsa West

· Patrick Abba Moro Benue South

· Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe C/River North

· Nwoko Chinedu Munir Delta North

· Ngwu Osita Enugu West

· Ibrahim Hassan Dakwambo Gombe North

· Yaro Anthony Siyako Gombe South

· Khabeeb Mustapha Jigawa S/West

· Khalid Ibrahim Mustapha Kaduna North

· Lawal Adamu Usman Kaduna Central

· Katung Sunday Usman Kaduna South

· Mohammed Adamu Aliero Kebbi Central

· Musa Garba Kebbi South

· Onawo Mohammed Ogoshi Nasarawa South

· Jiya Peter Ndalikali Niger South

· Fadeyi Oluwole Olubiyi Osun Central

· Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi Osun East

· Oyewumi Kamorudeen Olarere Osun West

· Napoleon Binkap Bali Plateau South

· Mwadkwon Simon Davou Plateau North

· Onyesoh Allwell Heacho Rivers East

· Mpigi Barinda Rivers South East

· Ipalibo Harry Banigo Rivers West

· Manu Haruna Taraba Central

· Isa Shaibu Lau Taraba North

· Aminu Tambuwal Sokoto South

· Ikra Aliyu Bilbis Zamfara Central

· Yahaya Abdullahi Kebbi North

LP senators-elect

· Darlington Nwokeocha Abia Central

· Tony Nwoye Anambra North

· Victor Umeh Anambra Central

· Imasuen Neda Bernards Edo South

· Ezea Okechukwu Enugu North

· Onyewuchi Ezenwa Francis Imo East

· Kelvin Chukwu Enugu East

· Ireti Heebah Kingibe FCT

SDP senators-elect

· Godiya Akwashiki Nasarawa North

· Aliyu Ahmed Wadada Nasarawa West

NNPP senators-elect

· Rufai Hanga Kano Central

· Kawu Sulaiman Abduraman Kano South

APGA senator-elect

· Enyinnaya Harcourt Abaribe Abia South

YPP senator-elect

· Ifeanyi Patrick Uba Anambra South

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