The ruling All Progressives Congress has further consolidated its dominance in the Senate after increasing its membership to 88 lawmakers following the inauguration of four senators elected in the recent by-elections.
Findings by Sunday PUNCH revealed that despite the recent wave of defections triggered by grievances over the APC primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections, the party still maintains the majority in the National Assembly.
The party won three additional senatorial seats in the June by-elections in Ondo, Enugu and Nasarawa states.
The four new lawmakers were sworn in by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on June 24.
They are Ikeje Asogwa of Enugu North Senatorial District, Dayo Faduyile of Ondo South Senatorial District and Danladi Envulu-Anza of Nasarawa North Senatorial District.
