Senator Sunday Karimi of Kogi West and 54 Others Out of 105 Serving Senators Secure Return Tickets from their parties
Sources: Opera News, Blueprint Newspaper
25/05/2026
Only 55 out of the serving 105 senators in the Senate, secured return tickets from the primary elections conducted by their respective political parties as Senatorial candidates for the 2027 general elections.
This is as it always happens in every general election cycle , some of the 55 Senators not making it in the January 16, 2027 National Assembly and presidential election which would invariably lead to high turnover of Senators in the 11th National Assembly.
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Those who secured returned tickets in the recently conducted primary elections by their respective political parties are , the President of the Senate , Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom Northwest), Sanson Akpan Ekong (Akwa Ibom South ) and Bassey Aniekan ( Akwa Ibom NorthEast), just as the Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin (Kano North) , Summaila Kawu (Kano South ) and Rufai Hanga (Kano Central) , also secured return tickets.
Others are the Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele (Ekiti Central) , Yemi Adaramodu (Ekiti South) , Cyril Fasuyi ( Ekiti North ) , Orji Uzor Kalu ( Abia North ) , Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia South) , Austin Akonbudu (Abia Central ) , Binos Dauda Yaroe ( Adamawa South ), Tony Nwoye ( Anambra North ) and Victor Umeh ( Anambra Central ).
Also succeeded in securing return tickets are Senators Seriake Dickson (Bayelsa West) , Tahor Monguno ( Borno North ) , Ali Ndume ( Borno South) , Shehu Kaka ( Borno Central), Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe (Cross River North ), Dafinone Edeh ( Delta Central ) , Peter Nwaebonyi (Ebonyi North ) , Adams Oshiomhole ( Edo North) and Ireti Kingibe (FCT).
Others are Senators Ibrahim Dankwambo (Gombe North ) , Yaro Anthony ( Gombe South), Babangida Hussaini ( Jigawa North West) , Khabbeb Mustapha ( Jigawa Southwest ) , Abdulhamid Madori ( Jigawa North East ) , Kaltung Sunday Marshall ( Kaduna South) , Abdilaziz Musa Yar’adua ( Katsina Central ) , Muntari Dandutse ( Katsina South) , Yahaya Abdullahi ( Kebbi North ) and Adamu Aliero ( Kebbi Central ) .
Also with return tickets are Senators , Sadiq Umar ( Kwara North ) , Steve Karimi ( Kogi West ) ,Natasha Akpoti – Uduaghan ( Kogi Central) , Sani Musa ( Niger Eadt ) Peter Jiya ( Niger South ), Bello Abubakar ( Niger North ) , Adetokunbo Abiru ( Lagos East ) , Idiat Adebule ( Lagos West ) , Wasiu Eshinlokun ( Lagos Central ) and Akintunde Yinus Abiodun ( Oyo Central ).
Two serving senators from Osun state namely Francis Adenigba Fadaunsi ( Osun East ) and Kamorudden Olalere Oyewumi ( Osun West ) also got return ticket just as Senator Onyesoh Allwell ( Rivers East ) and Aliyu Wammako ( Sokoto North ) ,got return ticket.
Raping the list up to 55, are Senators Ahnad Lawan ( Yobe North ) Ibrahim Bomai ( Yobe South ) , David Jumkuta ( Taraba South ) , Shuaibu Lau ( Taraba North ) , Abdulaziz Yari ( Zamfara West) , Ikra Bilbis ( Zamfara Central and Sahabi Ya’u ( Zamfara West ).
(DEMOCRACY NEWSLINE NEWSPAPER, MAY 25TH 2026)
