Photos Emerge as INEC Presents Certificate of Return to Senators-elect
- Lawmakers newly elected at the National Assembly elections, which took place on Saturday, February 25, have received their certificates of return
- The lawmakers were presented with the certificates by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
- The presentation of certificates to the senators-elect was done at the International Conference Centre in Abuja
On Saturday, February 25, Nigerians went to the poll to elect lawmakers representing their constituencies at the national level.
Some of the elected senators were declared winners immediately after the elections, while others in areas where elections were inconclusive got their declaration after.
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A post by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) showed that the senators-elect were handed their certificates of return at the International Conference Centre in Abuja on Tuesday, March 7.
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Some candidates who will make it to the 10th Senate include the Orji Uzor-Kalu, who will represent Abia south senatorial district, and Ahmad Lawan, currently the Senate president of the 9th Assembly. Lawan will be representing Yobe North.
However, while INEC has released a list of those elected into the House of Representatives, some prospective lawmakers are yet to receive their certificate of return.
Finally, Tinubu, Shettima gets certificate of return from INEC
Bola Ahmed Tinubu's lifelong ambition to become President of Nigeria is one step away from becoming a reality.
On Wednesday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) presented the former Lagos state governor with his certificate of return.
With the handing-over ceremony in May, Tinubu's status as President will be officially confirmed on that day.
Hours after INEC's declaration, Senate president sends powerful congratulatory message to Tinubu
Similarly, Ahmad Lawan, the Senate president, congratulated the president-elect of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, over his victory in the just concluded 2023 presidential election.
The Senate president said Tinubu's emergence is evidence of the Nigerian people's trust in the ruling party.
According to Lawan, the National Assembly is ready to work with the president-elect to develop Nigeria's democracy.
Congratulating Tinubu and his vice-president-elect, Lawan said the election was hard-fought on all sides and the victory is very sweet and would be savoured for a long time by the APC and its supporters.
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