APC Wins Kano, Bauchi, Gombe Bye-Elections
APC candidates won three of the bye-elections, while INEC said the contests filled vacant legislative seats and drew 22,890 votes in Kano.
- The Independent National Electoral Commission declared results for legislative bye-elections held on Saturday, September 19, 2026, with the All Progressives Congress winning four of five seats and the Allied Peoples Movement securing one.
- APC National Working Committee chair Nentawe Yilwatda congratulated the four victorious party candidates—Kallamu Usman MaiJama, Hussaini Yusuf Datti, Okolosi Ator, and Yakubu Ali—stating the wins reflect the electorate's confidence in the party.
- Detailed tallies show Datti polling 22,890 votes in Kano, MaiJama securing 41,121 votes in Gombe, and Ali earning 5,846 votes in Bauchi to defeat his closest rival.
- In the Sakwa constituency of Bauchi State, Returning Officer Professor Muhammad Sabo declared Adamu Yakubu of the APM the winner after Yakubu polled 8,515 votes, defeating the APC candidate's 3,771 votes.
- These bye-elections were conducted to fill vacant legislative seats across the affected states; Yilwatda commended INEC, security agencies, and stakeholders for their roles, urging victors to remain committed to constituent service.
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Bye-Elections: Yilwatda commends INEC, security agencies
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC and security agencies for their roles in the conduct of five legislative bye-elections held last Saturday, in which the ruling party won four of the contested seats. Yilwatda, in a statement […]
INEC declares APM’s Adamu Yakubu winner of Sakwa bye-election in Bauchi
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Yilwatda Congratulates APC Candidates On Bye-Election Victories
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has congratulated the party’s candidates who secured victory in four of the five legislative bye-elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Saturday. Yilwatda, in a statement shared on his X handle on Sunday, congratulated Kallamu Usman MaiJama’a, Husseini Datti, Okolosi Ator and […]
APC Wins Kano Assembly By-Election
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the Dawakin Kudu State Constituency by-election in Kano State, with its candidate, Hussaini Yusuf Datti, polling 22,890 votes. Datti emerged winner after Saturday’s election, which was conducted to fill the vacant seat in the Kano State House of Assembly. The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) came second with 270 […] APC Wins Kano Assembly By-Election is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
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