John Ameh and Leke BaiyewuAbout 20 senators and 252 members of the House of Representatives may not return to the National Assembly in 2019, investigations by Saturday PUNCH have revealed. While some of the primaries are still marred in controversies, some of the lawmakers are still hopeful of getting a ticket through negotiations. In this category are Senators Shehu Sani (Kaduna State), Lanre Tejuoso (Ogun State) and Magnus Abe (Rivers State). Senator Jonah Jang from Plateau State lost his presidential bid while another senator from Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, is currently serving a jail term for corruption. In Kano State, several of the lawmakers also lost, but, the Chief Whip, Mr Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, won a return ticket.

Source: Punch October 12, 2018 23:51 UTC