By Michael AMAJAMA
The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, maintained its dominance in bye-elections in four senatorial, one federal and one state constituency elections on Saturday.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared APC winners in Enugu North, Rivers South-East, Ondo South and Nasarawa North Senatorial Districts, as well as in Dawakin Kudu/Warawa Federal Constituency of Kano State, and Zuru State Constituency of Kebbi State.
In the results announced by the INEC, the APC won all the bye-elections except in Rivers South-East Senatorial District where the PDP won.
Enugu
APC’s candidate, Ikeje Asogwa, emerged winner of the Enugu North Senatorial District by-election.
Asogwa polled 162,360 votes to defeat his closest rival, Chief Nestor Ezeme of PDP, who scored 9,299 votes.
The by-election was conducted to replace the late Senator Okey Ezea, who died on November 18, 2025, at the age of 62.
Ondo
Dayo Faduyile of the APC won the Ondo South Senatorial District by-election.
Faduyile polled 68,474 votes to defeat Adeolu Akinwunmi of the Allied People’s Movement, APM, who scored 1,411 votes.
The election followed the appointment of Senator Jimoh Ibrahim as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
Rivers
PDP’s candidate, Olaka Nwogu, was declared winner of the Rivers South-East Senatorial District by-election.
Nwogu polled 47,961 votes to defeat Osar Erewari of APC, who scored 1,647 votes.
The election was conducted following the death of Senator Barry Mpigi in February.
Nasarawa
INEC declared Barrister Danladi Halilu Envulu-Anza of the APC winner of the Nasarawa North Senatorial By-Election with 45,362 votes.
Envulu-Anza defeated former Information Minister Labaran Maku of the Labour Party who polled 12, 931, and David Ombugadu of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, with 11, 331.
In other results, Mohammed Stephen Alaku of the ADC scored 4,244, while Arc. Ishaya Dubai Dodo of NDC secured 1,496.
The poll was to fill the vacant seat left by the late Senator Godiya Akwashiki, who died after a prolonged illness.
Kano
INEC also declared Rabiu Shuaibu of the APC winner of the Dawakin Kudu/Warawa Federal Constituency by-election in Kano State.
Shuaibu polled 35,356 votes to defeat Lawal Garba-Haruna of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, who scored 268 votes, and Abubakar Yahaya-Muhammad of the Labour Party, LP, who scored 98 votes.
The by-election was conducted following the death of Muhammad Danjuma-Hassan of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP.
Kebbi
INEC declared Rabiu Garba Aiki of the APC winner of the Zuru State Constituency by-election into the Kebbi State House of Assembly.
Aiki polled 4,887 votes to defeat Aliyu Galadima Muhammad of the Labour Party, LP, who scored 168 votes.
The seat became vacant following the death of the former Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Muhammad Usman Zuru.
Nasarawa
As of the time of filing this report, INEC has not announced the results of Nasarawa North Senatorial District by-election.
The poll is being conducted across Nasarawa Eggon, Akwanga and Wamba local government areas to fill the vacant seat left by the late Senator Godiya Akwashiki, who died after a prolonged illness.
