In the wake of the Senatorial election concluded over the weekend, the All Progressives Congress (APC) came away with the majority after it won 59 seats.
Five other political parties, including the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have collectively 50 seats.
In the weekend’s supplementary election held in seven senatorial districts, the APC won four and the PDP three.
The PDP’s tally is 36, Labour Party (LP) eight; the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and Social Democratic Party (SDP) won two each.
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and Young Peoples Party (YPP) won one seat each.
Two heavyweights in Sokoto – APC leader Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto North) and Governor Aminu Tambuwal of the PDP (Sokoto South) – won at the weekend.
Senate supplementary polls were conducted in Sokoto, Yobe, Zamfara, Plateau and Kebbi
Senator Wamakko won with 141, 448 votes, defeating the incumbent deputy governor, Muhammad Manir Dan Iya, who polled 118,445 votes.
The Returning Officer, Prof Ibrahim Magawata, said Wamakko scored the highest votes and satisfied the requirement of the law.