APC's Kallamu Wins Gombe By-Election with 41,121 Votes
Engr Usman Maijama’a Kallamu, representing the All Progressives Congress (APC), won the Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency by-election held on September 19, 2026. He received 41,121 votes, defeating four other candidates to fill the vacancy created by the death of the former representative, Hon Yaya Bauchi Tongo.
The election results were announced by the Returning Officer, Professor Umar Gurama, on September 20, 2026. The total number of votes cast was 47,301, with 46,551 valid votes and 750 rejected votes.
The Labour Party garnered 3,553 votes, while the Allied Peoples Movement, Nigeria Democratic Party, and African People’s Party received 872, 707, and 298 votes, respectively. The election took place across 903 polling units in 31 Registration Areas within Gombe, Kwami, and Funakaye Local Government Areas.
Following this victory, Kallamu will serve in the House of Representatives for the remainder of the current tenure.
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