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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the breakdown of results for the National Assembly elections held on Saturday, February 25.

The electoral body said winners have been declared for 423 national assembly seats while supplementary elections will be held in 46 constituencies.

INEC boss, Yakubu Mahmood, said 98 out of 109 senate seats have been declared while in the house of representatives, 325 out of 360 seats have been decided.

In the senate, the All Progressives Congress (APC) controls 57 seats while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) now has 28 and Labour Party (LP) has six.

The ruling party also dominates the House of Representatives with 162 seats, the major opposition party PDP has 102 and LP controls 34.

The INEC boss also addressed the logistics and technical issues that marred the presidential and national assembly elections.

He said, “Do doubt, last week’s national elections raised a number of issues that require immediate, medium, and long-term solutions. The planning for the election was painstakingly done. However, its implementation came with challenges, some of them unforeseen. The issues of logistics, election technology, behaviour of some election personnel at different levels, attitude of some party agents and supporters added to the extremely challenging environment in which elections are usually held in Nigeria.

“We appreciate the sacrifice and doggedness of Nigerians and the dignity and maturity displayed by political leaders even in the context of divergent views about the election. A lot of lessons have been learnt. Of immediate concern to the Commission is how the identified challenges can be addressed as we approach the concluding phase of the General Election involving the largest number of constituencies i.e. 28 State Governorship elections and 993 State Houses of Assembly seats.

“In last Saturday’s elections, winners have also been declared for 423 national legislative seats while supplementary elections will be held in 46 constituencies. In the Senate, 98 out of 109 seats have been declared. So far, seven political parties have won senatorial seats while in the House of Representatives, 325 out of 360 seats have been won by eight political parties.”

Mahmood described the 10th assembly as the most diverse national assembly since 1999.

He said certificates of return will be presented to senators-elect on Tuesday at the national collation centre, Abuja, while members of the house of representatives-elect will receive theirs on Wednesday.

The INEC chair said the comprehensive list of all members-elect will be uploaded to the commission’s website “shortly”.

A police officer named Solomon Damak who is accused of shooting a young man during a political debate will go on trial in an orderly chamber on Monday (today).

At a police station in Jos, the state capital, Damak is being held.

According to the report, the victim, Nyommena Badapba, a resident of the Tudun Wada neighborhood, was shot in the shoulder on Sunday while arguing with a police officer.

The debate focused on who will prevail in the state’s upcoming governorship race.

During the argument, the policeman is reported to have criticized Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda, the All Progressives Congress’ candidate for governor, saying he would lose because he had nothing to offer.

However, the victim was said to have attempted to defend the candidate, which prompted the policeman to shoot him.

According to reports, the man who suffered gunshot wounds to his shoulder is receiving care in a hospital in the state.

In a statement on Monday, Alabo Alfred, the public relations officer for the Plateau Police, confirmed the officer’s imprisonment.

The statement partly read, “The Plateau State Police Command condemns in strong terms the shooting of an unsuspecting civilian, Mr Nyommena Salah Badapba ‘m’ of Tudun Wada, Jos by an obdurate personnel of the Command, Inspr Solomon Damak.

“The circumstance that led to the infliction of the gun injury by the recalcitrant officer does not fit into his professional calling but was done out of vindictiveness which contradicts the attributes of a Nigerian Police officer.

The officer had been taken into custody to make sure he didn’t flee from justice. After his gun was found, he was taken into custody to face punishment.