APC Secures Key By-Election Wins in Gombe and Kano
The All Progressives Congress (APC) achieved significant victories in recent by-elections held on September 19, 2026, in Gombe and Kano States. In Gombe State, APC candidate Engr. Usman Maijama’a Kallamu won the Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency seat with 41,121 votes, as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer, Prof. Usman Gurama Abubakar.
A total of 47,301 votes were cast, with 46,551 declared valid. The Labour Party came second with 3,553 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party did not field a candidate.
In Kano State, Hussaini Yusuf-Datti of the APC won the Dawakin Kudu State Constituency by-election, polling 22,890 votes, defeating Habib Hamisu of the Peoples Redemption Party, who received 270 votes. Additionally, in Bauchi State, the APC and the Allied Peoples Movement each secured one seat in the State House of Assembly elections.
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