Bye-elections: APC Wins Most Vacant Seats, PDP Secures One of Six
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the majority of the vacant positions in the bye-elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission across the country on Saturday, June...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the majority of the vacant positions in the bye-elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission across the country on Saturday, June 20, 2026, to fill vacant seats in the Senate, House of Representatives, and State Houses of Assembly.
The commission conducted the elections as a necessity following a series of deaths and political appointments that left several constituencies without representation in the National and State Houses of Assembly.
The affected constituencies are Enugu North Senatorial District in Enugu State, Nasarawa North Senatorial District in Nasarawa State, Rivers South-East Senatorial District in Rivers State, Ondo South Senatorial District in Ondo State, Dawakin Kudu/Warawa Federal Constituency in Kano State, and Zuru State Constituency in Kebbi State.
The death of Senator Okey Ezea created a vacancy in the Enugu North Senatorial District seat. The seat in Nasarawa North became vacant following the death of Senator Godiya Akwashiki, while the death of Senator Barinada Mpigi left Rivers South-East without representation in the upper chamber of the National Assembly.
The Zuru State Constituency seat in Kebbi State became vacant after the death of the lawmaker representing the constituency in the State House of Assembly, while the Dawakin Kudu/Warawa Federal Constituency seat in Kano State became vacant after the death of House of Representatives member Muhammad Hassan
Ondo South’s vacancy was created after Senator Jimoh Ibrahim resigned his seat following his appointment as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, which differed from the other states’ vacancies caused by the deaths of representatives.
APC Wins in Ondo, Enugu, Kebbi, Kano and Nasarawa; PDP Takes Rivers.
The outcome of the bye-elections has given the candidates of the ruling party, the APC, victory in the poll ahead of other contenders from other opposition parties.
Ondo State Bye-election
In Ondo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Dayo Faduyile of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Ondo South Senatorial District by-election conducted on Saturday. The election was held in six local government areas: Okitipupa, Ilaje, Ese-Odo, Irele, Odigbo, and Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo.
Professor Gbenga Solomon-Ibileye, the INEC Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor of Federal University, Lokoja, announced the results on Sunday at the collation centre in Okitipupa, Okitipupa Local Government Area, Ondo State.
With the most votes (68,474), Professor Solomon-Ibileye declared Mr. Faduyile the winner of the election. He declared that Adesanya Olaoluwa of the Action People’s Party (APP) and Clement Funso-Nejo of the Boot Party (BP) received 213 and 70 votes, respectively, while Adeolu Akinwunmi of the Allied People’s Movement (APM) came in second with 1,411 votes.
According to the Returning Officer, a total of 70,770 votes were cast, with 602 rejected.
Speaking, Mutiu Agboke, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ondo State, said that the by-election was a testing ground for the 2027 general election, adding that the minor challenges observed would help the commission prepare for the forthcoming elections.
“The results of the election reflected the people’s voice and thank God that all INEC staff who went to the riverine came back safely, with no negative report anywhere,” he said.
Enugu State’s Bye-election
In Enugu State, the Independent National Electoral Commission declared All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Ide Ikeje Asogwa the winner of the recently concluded Enugu North Senatorial by-election, with 162,360 votes from 184,094 accredited voters.
The Returning Officer of the election, Prof. Christian Ezeibe, the Dean of the Department of Students Affairs at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN, announced the result on Sunday in Nsukka, saying Asogwa scored the highest votes in the election to emerge as the winner.
“Having satisfied the requirements of the law in this election, Asogwa is hereby declared the winner and returned.
According to the returning officer, the number of registered voters in Enugu North Senatorial District was 727,340, while 184,094 were accredited in the election.
A breakdown of the result scored by five other candidates showed that Chika Idoko Emmanuel of the African Democratic Party, ADC, polled 1,676 votes, while Kingsley Aneke of the Boot Party, BP, got 1,607 votes.
Other candidates are Ejike Simon Eze of the Labour Party, LP, with 1,027 votes; OssElias Okwudiri Ossai of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, with 3,129 votes; and Charles Ugochukwu of the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, with 667 votes.
Kebbi State’s Bye-election
Likewise, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Rabiu Aiki of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of the Zuru State Constituency by-election for the Kebbi State House of Assembly.
The collation officer, Muhammad Danladi of the Federal University Birnin Kebbi, while announcing the result from the collation centre, said that Aiki scored 4,871 votes ahead of his closest rival, Aliyu Muhammad of the Labour Party (LP), who polled 168 votes.
According to Professor Danladi, the constituency had 109,385 registered voters, but 5,156 voters were accredited for the election. He said 95 votes were rejected and 5055 votes were valid during the exercise.
Kano State Bye-election
More so, in Kano State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Rabiu Shuaibu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), winner of the Dawakin Kudu/Warawa federal constituency by-election in Kano State.
Professor Umar Sani, the returning officer for the election, announced the result on Saturday, stating that Shuaibu polled 35,356 votes to emerge victorious.
According to the electoral commission, Lawal Garba Haruna, candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), secured 268 votes. Abubakar Yahya Muhammad of the Labour Party (LP) garnered 98 votes.
Announcing the outcome, Sani said the APC candidate met all legal requirements to be declared elected.
“That Rabiu Shuaibu of APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and returned elected,” he said.
Nasarawa Bye-Election
In Nasarawa State, INEC declared Halilu Danladi Envu-Alanza, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Saturday’s by-election in Nasarawa North Senatorial District, the winner of the poll.
Following the collation of votes from Akwanga, Nasarawa Eggon, and Wamba LGAs, Professor Aminu Ali, the Returning Officer, announced the final results at the College of Education, Akwanga collation centre.
According to the results, Maku Labaran of the Labour Party received 12,931 votes, while Envu-Alanza received 45,362. Alaku Mohammed Steve of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) received 1,496 votes, while Emmanuel David Ombugadu of the PDP received 11,570.
Prof. Ali announced the outcome, saying, “That Halilu Dangadi Envwulanza of APC, having satisfied the requirement of the law, is hereby declared a winner and is returned elected.”
Meanwhile, Labour Party agents at the Nasarawa North Senatorial District collation centre have staged a walkout in protest over the results and collation process.
Rivers State Bye-election
However, in Rivers State, the narrative was different for the APC, as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Senator Olaka Nwogu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the winner of the Rivers South-East senatorial district byelection.
Professor Rosemary Ogumade, the returning officer, announced on Saturday night at the senatorial district collation centre in Bori, Rivers State’s Khana local government area headquarters.
Ogu stated that Nwogu met all constitutional requirements and was duly elected to represent Rivers South-East Senatorial District in the Senate. “The candidates received the following votes: Douglas Fabeke, male of AA, 1175 votes; Osarosaka Ebenezer of the APC, 1647 votes; Sam Kinani, male of LP, 367 votes; and Nwogu Olaka Johnson, male of the PDP, 47,961 votes.”
“That Nwogu Olaka Johnson of the PDP, having fulfilled all of the requirements of the law, is hereby declared winner and returned elected,” she stated.
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