The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Saturday, September 19, 2026, for the conduct of bye-elections in four states. The affected states are Gombe, Kano, Bauchi and Delta, with polls scheduled to hold from 8:30am to 2:30pm at polling units within the affected constituencies. INEC announced the details in……
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Saturday, September 19, 2026, for the conduct of bye-elections in four states.
The affected states are Gombe, Kano, Bauchi and Delta, with polls scheduled to hold from 8:30am to 2:30pm at polling units within the affected constituencies.
INEC announced the details in a post on its X handle on Friday, September 11, listing the constituencies where the elections will take place.
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The affected constituencies are Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency in Gombe State; Dawakin Kudu State Constituency in Kano State; Sakwa and Disina State Constituencies in Bauchi State; and Udu State Constituency in Delta State.
The Commission stated that the exercise would hold at “Polling Units in the affected constituencies.”
The September 19 exercise comprises one federal constituency and four State House of Assembly constituencies across the four states.
INEC fixed September 19 for the five legislative bye-elections as part of efforts to fill the vacant seats in the affected constituencies.
