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The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday announced that three senatorial seats are now vacant following the deaths of certain members of the 10th Senate.
The affected seats are Enugu North, Nasarawa North, and Rivers South-East Senatorial Districts.
Akpabio made the announcement during a plenary session, noting that the declaration follows constitutional procedures for handling such situations.
“Due to the tragedies that have befallen the 10th Senate, vacancies have been created for midterm elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission to ensure that we fill the vacancies created by the demise of our colleagues,” he said.
“I hereby declare vacant Enugu North Senatorial District. The seat is hereby declared vacant.”
He stated that the vacancies will be filled through by-elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) within the timeframe stipulated by law, which is approximately 30 days from the declaration.
“In line with the provisions of our Constitution, the Independent National Electoral Commission is accordingly mandated to conduct fresh polls to fill these vacant senatorial seats in the affected states within the time specified in the Constitution, which is about 30 days from this declaration.”
