As the progressing declaration of after effects of last Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly Election results by the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) approaches its sundown, no less than 24 of 67 representatives, who tried to hold their seats in the ninth Senate won’t return as officials.
Review that out of 109 Senators who looked for re-appointment, an aggregate of 33 congresspersons missed out in their particular gathering essential decisions a year ago.
From the rest of the 76 representatives, eight will be competing for governorship position in their different states on March 9, 2018.
Reports that Senator Kabir Marafa would have made the number nine were it not for the ruining of his governorship desire on the stage of the All Progressives Congress, APC, by a group of the gathering faithful to his state representative, Abdulaziz Yari, of Zamfara State.
Against that setting, a sum of 67 representatives represented re-appointment into the Senate.
The following is a rundown of Senators who might not come back to the ninth Senate since they lost at the Elections a weekend ago.
Dr. Bukola Saraki (PDP, Kwara Central),
Godswill Akpabio (APC, Akwa Ibom West),
Nazif Gamawa (PDP, Bauchi)
Rafiu Ibrahim (PDP, Kwara South),
Tayo Alasoadura (APC, Ondo Central)
Yele Omogunwa (Ondo South).
Suleiman Hunkuyi (PDP, Kaduna North),
Monsurat Sunmonu (ADC, Oyo Central),
Rilwan Adesoji (ADP, Oyo South),
Abiodun Olujimi (PDP, Ekiti South),
Duro Faseyi (PDP, Ekiti North),
Mao Ohuabunwa (PDP, Abia North),
Andy Uba (APC, Anambra South)
Victor Umeh (APC Anambra Central).
Other serving legislators in the class of the individuals who lost on Saturday include:
Congresspersons Shittu Ubali (PDP, Jigawa North East),
Shehu Sani (PRP, Kaduna Central),
Mohammed Hassan (PDP, Yobe South)
Binta Masi Garba (APC, Adamawa North).
Hamman Isa Misau (PDP, Bauchi Central),
Ahmed Ogembe (PDP, Kogi Central),
Attai Aidoko (PDP, Kogi East),
Barnabas Gemade (SDP, Benue North East),
Bounce Effiong (APC, Akwa Ibom),
George Akume (APC, Benue North West).
David Mark (PDP, Benue South)
Be that as it may, the setback figure may additionally increment among the rest of the legislators, since not every one of them have been proclaimed champs in Saturday’s races.
Thusly, while just around 40 of the serving representatives will be among the chosen 109 legislators for the ninth Senate, the majority of the rest of the 69 others will be novices who will set aside some opportunity to learn parliamentary practice.
In the seventh Senate, when a comparable high turnover hit the Upper Chamber, the then Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba, who was among the individuals who missed out, deplored that the high turnover was influencing the proficiency of the country’s zenith parliament.
