APC Dominates September By-elections, Winning Four Seats
On September 19, 2026, by-elections were held in five constituencies across Nigeria, resulting in the All Progressives Congress (APC) winning four of the five contested seats. In Gombe State, Usman-Kallamu Maijama’a of the APC won the Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency by-election with 41,121 votes, while the Labour Party received 3,553 votes.
In Kano State, APC candidate Husseini Datti won the Dawakin Kudu State Constituency with 22,890 votes. Delta State's Udu State Constituency was won by APC's Okolosi Ator with 8,724 votes.
Yakubu Ali of the APC also won the Disina State Constituency in Bauchi with 5,846 votes. However, the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) secured the Sakwa State Constituency in Bauchi, with Adamu Yakubu defeating the APC with 8,515 votes.
The results indicate the APC's strong grassroots presence, although analysts caution that by-elections may not predict the 2027 general elections.
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