Vunderkind
Social Member
About 250 out of the 360 members of the House of Representatives may not return to the Green Chamber after the 2015 elections, according to a Daily Trust analysis.
Only about 110, representing less than one third of the lawmakers, have the chances of returning to the lower chamber come 2015, based on analysis of trend from 2003, 2007 and 2011 elections.
In 2003, only 104 members, representing 29 percent of lawmakers elected 1999, retained their seats, while 253 members (or 70 percent) failed to return.
Documents obtained by Daily Trust left out one lawmaker each from Bauchi, Benue and Ondo, giving the total of 357 members.
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Source: Daily Trust
Only about 110, representing less than one third of the lawmakers, have the chances of returning to the lower chamber come 2015, based on analysis of trend from 2003, 2007 and 2011 elections.
In 2003, only 104 members, representing 29 percent of lawmakers elected 1999, retained their seats, while 253 members (or 70 percent) failed to return.
Documents obtained by Daily Trust left out one lawmaker each from Bauchi, Benue and Ondo, giving the total of 357 members.
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Source: Daily Trust
