Some bye-elections took place around the Country yesterday with some Court-ordered and others forced by resignations of some members of National Assembly taking up Ministerial positions.
INEC also suspended elections in Ikono/Ini, Kunchi/Tsayawa and Enugu South Constituencies.
Results as declared by INEC:
SENATE BYE-ELECTION
1. Yobe East
Umar Kalli (ADC) – 452 votes
Musa Mustapha (APC) – 68778 votes✓
Hussaini Auwalu (APGA) – 412 votes
Muhammad Jama Adamu (NNPP) : 251 votes
Kolomi Aji (PDP) – 18878 votes
2. Ebonyi South
Anthony Okorie Ani (APC) – 46270 votes✓
Ifeanyi Eleje (APGA) – 3513 votes
Linus Abba Okorie (LP) -2710 votes
Silas Joseph Onu (PDP) – 2783 votes
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BYE-ELECTION
1. Akoko North East/North West Federal Constituency, Ondo State;
Ifeoluwa Babajide Ehindero (APC) – 35,504 votes✓
Olalekan Oladapo Bada (PDP) -15,328 votes
2. Surulere Federal Constituency I, Lagos State;
Mr. Fuad Kayode Laguda (APC) – 11, 203 votes✓
3. Akamkpa/Biase Federal Constituency, Cross River State (19 PUs);
Dr. Emil Inyang (APC) -15,930 votes✓
Austin Aidam (PDP) – 12,417 votes
4. Igabi Federal Constituency, Kaduna State; (16 PUs);
Zayyad Ibrahim (APC) – 43915 votes
Hussein Jallo (PDP) – 47313 votes✓
5. Arewa/Dandi Federal Constituency, Kebbi State; (25 PUs)
Rabiu Garba Kamba (APC) – 32432 votes✓
Abdullahi Umar Kamba (PDP) – 31858 votes
6. Nnewi North/Nnewi South/Ekwusigo Federal Constituency (5 PUs);
Uchenna Elodimuo (APGA) – 25412 votes
Peter Uzokwe (YPP) – 25518 votes✓
7. Orumba North/Orumba South Federal Constituency (16 PUs);
Christopher Okwudili Ezenwankwor (PDP) – 13087 votes
Chinwe Clara Nnabuife (YPP) – 14416 votes✓
8. Birnin Kudu/Buji Federal Constituency, Jigawa State; (8 PUs)
Aliyu Da’u Magaji (APC) – 42544 votes
Yakubu Adamu (PDP) – 43053 votes✓
9. Yauri, Shanga & Ngaski Federal Constituency, Kebbi State;
Umar Garba Uba (APC) – 54885 votes✓
Garba Hassan (PDP) – 16842 votes
10. Udenu/Igbo-Eze North Federal Constituency, Enugu State; (165 PUs)
Dennis Nnamdi Agbo (LP) – 23226 votes
Atigwe Simon Chukwuemeka (PDP) – 23863 votes✓
11. Yabo/Shagari Federal Constituency, Sokoto State; (26 PUs)
Abubakar Umar (APC) – 25738 votes (3741)
Umar Yusuf (PDP) – 27042 votes (2249)✓
12. Fika/Fune Federal Constituency, Yobe State; (1 PU)
APC – 31969 votes (0)
Mohammed Buba Jajere (PDP) – 32557 votes (93)✓
13. Faskari/Kankara/Sabuwa Federal Constituency, Katsina State; (20 PUs)
Shehu Dalhatu Tafoki (APC) – 49807 votes✓
Jamilu Lion (PDP) – 49067 votes
14. Kachia/Kagarko Federal Constituency, Kaduna State; (539 PUs)
Gabriel Saleh Zock (APC) – 42461 votes ✓
Austine Umar (LP) – 2311 votes
Umar Gurara (PDP) – 26208 votes
15. Jalingo/Yorro/Zing Federal Constituency, Taraba State (INCONCLUSIVE)
Tafida Sadiq Abbas (PDP) – 17214 votes
Umar Innocent Jabagang (SDP) – 15537 votes
Difference – 1677 votes
No of PVCs collected in cancelled PUs – 14759