The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that by-elections into the Senate, House of Representatives and Kebbi State House of Assembly will hold on Saturday, June 20.
The by-elections would hold in six states – Kebbi, Kano, Ondo, Rivers, Nasarawa and Enugu.
The Ondo senatorial seat became vacant, following the resignation of Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, who has resumed at the United Nations as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative.
The other three senatorial by-elections will be conducted in Rivers, Nasarawa and Enugu to fill the vacancy created by the demise of Senators Barinada Mpigi, Godiya Akwashika and Okey Ezea.
INEC Chairman Prof Joash Amupitan announced the date on Thursday during the swearing- in of a National Commissioner, Rear Admiral Jamila Malafa (rtd.).
He said the by-elections will be conducted alongside the Ekiti State governorship election scheduled for the same date.
Amupitan said: “We are going into some off-cycle elections very soon. The Ekiti State Governorship Election is scheduled for June 20, 2026. On the same date, the Commission will conduct bye-elections to fill vacant seats.
“The senatorial seats declared vacant in Enugu, Nasarawa, Rivers and Ondo States will be filled, alongside the Kebbi State House of Assembly seat and the House of Representatives seat in Kano State”, he stated.
The Chairman reiterated the Commission’s commitment to its constitutional mandate.
Amupitan said: “Our responsibility is clear. We are committed to conducting elections into the offices of the President, National Assembly, Governors, State Houses of Assembly and Area Councils in a credible and transparent manner,” he said.
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