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APC Wins 214 House Of Reps’ Seats by MuguliciousMUGU: 1:12am On Apr 08, 2015 |
The All Progressives Congress will firmly be in control of the 8th House of Representatives as the majority party with over 214 members. There are a total of 360 seats in the second chamber of the National Assembly. Figures emerging from the outcome of the March 28 National Assembly poll, show that APC members are now 214, against the Peoples Democratic Party, which has 125 lawmakers. The statistics gives a gap of 89 between the APC and the PDP in favour of the former. The figures, whichThe PUNCHobtained on Tuesday, exclude the 11 federal constituency seats in Jigawa State, where election has yet to be conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission. When elections for the 11 seats are conducted, the APC will possibly get additional seats, meaning that its numerical strength in the House may be well above 214 at inauguration on June 6. Three other political parties, Labour Party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance and Accord Party, share the balance of 10 seats, bringing the total to 360. The distribution of the figures shows that the APC has the highest membership haul from the North-West with 81 lawmakers, as against the PDP’s zero score for now. It is followed by the South-West, where it won 47 seats compared to the PDP’s 20. In the North-Central, the party got 41 seats and left eight for the PDP. The APC’s performance in the North-East was 40 as against the seven seats won by the PDP. The PDP’s strongest zone is the South-South, where it produced 52 members, compared to the APC’s three. The three seats came from Edo State. The current majority party won 38 seats in the South-East, leaving only three for the APC in Imo State. A further breakdown indicates that the APC did not win any seat in Ebonyi, Anambra, Enugu and Abia states. Same goes for the South-South states of Rivers, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Cross Rivers and Bayelsa, where it did not produce any lawmaker. However, the APC took all the seats in Kano, Katsina, Kaduna, Zamfara, Sokoto and Kebbi in the North-West. In its second strongest zone (South-West), it got 19 seats out of 24 in Lagos; 12 in Oyo State; seven in Osun; five in Ondo and four in Ogun. The PDP cleared all the six seats in Ekiti State. In the North-Central axis, APC won all seats in Kogi, Kwara and Niger states. It won eight out of 11 in Benue; six out of eight in Plateau; and two out of five in Nasarawa State. Similarly, it amassed all the seats in Bauchi and Borno states. But, in Adamawa, the APC has seven, the PDP (one); Gombe, the APC has four, PDP (two); Taraba, APC two, PDP (three); and Yobe, APC five, PDP (one). At the inauguration of the 7th Assembly on June 6, 2011, the PDP was in clear majority with around 208 lawmakers. The defunct Action Congress of Nigeria had about 70 members, followed by the then Congress for Progressive Change, which had around 40 lawmakers. Following the historic merger in 2013 between the ACN, CPC and the All Nigerian Peoples Party to form the APC, the PDP began rapidly to lose its control of the House. In December of the same year, 37 PDP members moved in one day to the APC. More defections followed in the run up to the last elections. It was capped on October 28, 2014, with the defection of the Speaker, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, a PDP lawmaker, to the APC. By the time the two parties went for the March 28 polls, the APC’s membership in the House had risen to above 180, while the PDP fell to between 158 and 160. The outcome of the polls further confirmed the APC’s control of the House and positioned it to produce the Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Majority Leader, Chief Whip and Deputy Majority Leader of the in-coming 8th Assembly. This will turn the table against the PDP, now demoted to minority or the main opposition party. Commenting on the turn of events on Tuesday, the outgoing Deputy Majority Leader, Mr. Leo Ogor, described it as “democracy at play,” though he assured Nigerians that the PDP would bounce back. http://www.punchng.com/news/apc-wins-214-house-of-reps-seats/ 13 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: APC Wins 214 House Of Reps’ Seats by Sandydayz(f): 1:15am On Apr 08, 2015 |
Chai 15 Likes 1 Share |
Re: APC Wins 214 House Of Reps’ Seats by Inkman(m): 1:18am On Apr 08, 2015 |
pdp is dead 64 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: APC Wins 214 House Of Reps’ Seats by Nobody: 1:28am On Apr 08, 2015 |
That's. Gr8. We control but house which will help the New Govt 10 Likes 1 Share |
Re: APC Wins 214 House Of Reps’ Seats by teemanbastos(m): 1:32am On Apr 08, 2015 |
Inkman:a 1 party system nt gud.. Democracy would be weakened. 35 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: APC Wins 214 House Of Reps’ Seats by Inkman(m): 1:38am On Apr 08, 2015 |
teemanbastos: lets try again but under apc leadership might turn out to be what we need 10 Likes |
Re: APC Wins 214 House Of Reps’ Seats by barackodam: 1:45am On Apr 08, 2015 |
*wicked smile* 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: APC Wins 214 House Of Reps’ Seats by seunmsg(m): 1:51am On Apr 08, 2015 |
Good showing by the APC. Let's see how PDP will fare as an opposition party. 50 Likes 1 Share |
Re: APC Wins 214 House Of Reps’ Seats by Blackfire(m): 1:52am On Apr 08, 2015 |
a clear sign of one man show of dictatorship or progression 3 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: APC Wins 214 House Of Reps’ Seats by raumdeuter: 1:55am On Apr 08, 2015 |
Pdp is now a SE and SS party. Welcome to the opposition Tinubu is laughing 86 Likes |
Re: APC Wins 214 House Of Reps’ Seats by abduljabbar8: 1:58am On Apr 08, 2015 |
Barcanista will not like this!!! R.I.P pdp. The same people that thought they. Will rule for the next 60 years 60 Likes |
Re: APC Wins 214 House Of Reps’ Seats by Ilekeh(f): 2:02am On Apr 08, 2015 |
Inkman: You don't want that, trust me. You need a strong opposition party to curtail APC and to force the party to WORK. 45 Likes 1 Share |
Re: APC Wins 214 House Of Reps’ Seats by Inkman(m): 2:09am On Apr 08, 2015 |
Ilekeh: okay i should agree with you but i dont see pdp rising up to the occasion 11 Likes 1 Share |
Re: APC Wins 214 House Of Reps’ Seats by sheymoni(m): 2:15am On Apr 08, 2015 |
Mo gbedi fun tinubu he masterminded the end of pdp 23 Likes 1 Share |
Re: APC Wins 214 House Of Reps’ Seats by dustmalik(m): 2:43am On Apr 08, 2015 |
The end of PDP is just around the corner. 8 Likes 1 Share |
Re: APC Wins 214 House Of Reps’ Seats by aminho(m): 3:19am On Apr 08, 2015 |
Life drama |
Re: APC Wins 214 House Of Reps’ Seats by Nobody: 3:30am On Apr 08, 2015 |
looks like apc is now the new kid on the block, let's see what they have to offer. 2 Likes |
Re: APC Wins 214 House Of Reps’ Seats by ionsman: 3:31am On Apr 08, 2015 |
Thats good. This life na turn by turn. Yesterday na pdp today na apc. 14 Likes |
Re: APC Wins 214 House Of Reps’ Seats by finaly01: 4:35am On Apr 08, 2015 |
the beauty of democracy is when u have strong opposition 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: APC Wins 214 House Of Reps’ Seats by OrlandoOwoh(m): 4:46am On Apr 08, 2015 |
finaly01:PDP is fast learning to be the opposition party. 6 Likes |
Re: APC Wins 214 House Of Reps’ Seats by Opinedecandid(m): 5:31am On Apr 08, 2015 |
No challenge! |
Re: APC Wins 214 House Of Reps’ Seats by arsetalks(m): 5:49am On Apr 08, 2015 |
PDP should be used as an example when people are teaching the need to be humble when in power. They did everything to frustrate APC not knowing that they will end this way. I just hope and pray that for the betterment of our beloved country, PDP will be a worthy opposition party. We can't do with a one party system. We now more than ever before need APC. 20 Likes |
Re: APC Wins 214 House Of Reps’ Seats by efilefun(m): 6:01am On Apr 08, 2015 |
PDP is fast becoming irrelevant like AD, just hope they wont go into extinction, or they should also form a strong force by merging with APGA and their baby party that couldn't translate the judgement that was passed before election "YDP" 17 Likes 1 Share
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Re: APC Wins 214 House Of Reps’ Seats by PassingShot(m): 6:02am On Apr 08, 2015 |
The result of NA election across the country is an indication that GMB's victory was not a fluke. People were generally tired of PDP's 16 years of mediocre performance throughout the nation with the exception of SE/SS which is really hinged on ethnic and religion sentiment. If not for those two mentioned factors, they would have voted in the same pattern as the other regions. Let's see how PDP will fare as an opposition party even though the gale of defection we're witnessing now does not mean well for our democracy. I want an equally strong PDP to constantly breathe down on an APC-led central government because it is the only way Nigeria can get it right. Can't the NA enact a law regulating defection of politicians? 30 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: APC Wins 214 House Of Reps’ Seats by Elkiflu: 6:10am On Apr 08, 2015 |
Hmm ok oo... I comment my reserve... |
Re: APC Wins 214 House Of Reps’ Seats by Nobody: 6:24am On Apr 08, 2015 |
PDP would never forgive Jonathan for his style of leadership. 12 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: APC Wins 214 House Of Reps’ Seats by idu1(m): 6:40am On Apr 08, 2015 |
Re: APC Wins 214 House Of Reps’ Seats by seunfly: 6:41am On Apr 08, 2015 |
See joy for my heart, PDP that usually override others in the house will now be override last me non existing party. I want to see David mark sleeping or raising his hands and being override by the senate president. 17 Likes 1 Share |
Re: APC Wins 214 House Of Reps’ Seats by seunfly: 6:46am On Apr 08, 2015 |
Ilekeh: Yes we do need strong opposition party, but we have shown that we Nigerians are strong opposition to any useless government. I just wish APC will not use same divid and rule strategy(religious and ethnic sentiment) PDP used against us so as not form form opposition to them but God finally win anyway. 9 Likes |
Re: APC Wins 214 House Of Reps’ Seats by seunfly: 6:51am On Apr 08, 2015 |
PassingShot: You are right. PDP really mismanaged this country and people are really tired of them. I ve said it before that anybody that claim PDP is good either have mental problem or their is something he/she is hiding that he did not want to tell us. 14 Likes 3 Shares |
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