The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has set September 19, 2026 for by-elections to fill five vacant legislative seats in Gombe, Kano, Bauchi and Delta states.
The date was announced Friday in a post on the commissionā€™s official š¯•¸ handle.
Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency of Gombe State, Dawakin Kudu State Constituency of Kano State, Sakwa and Disina State Constituencies of Bauchi State and Udu State Constituency of Delta State, it was reported.
INEC said voting would take place at polling units within the affected constituencies and the exercise would commence at 8:30am and end at 2:30pm.
The five seats became vacant due to the death, resignation, defection or a move by some lawmakers to contest other positions.
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The seat of the Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency in Gombe has been declared vacant following the death of the lawmaker representing the area, Yaya Bauchi Tongo, in June 2026.
In Bauchi, the former occupant of the Sakwa State Constituency died while the lawmaker representing Disina resigned from the State House of Assembly to contest for a chairmanship position.
The Delta State House of Assembly has declared the seat of the Udu State Constituency vacant following the defection of its former occupant, Collins Egbetamah, from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).
The seat of the Dawakin Kudu State Constituency in Kano was vacated after its former occupant, Rabiu Shuaibu, left the State Assembly to contest for the Dawakin Kudu/Warawa Federal Constituency seat.
Shuaibu later won the by-election for the federal constituency in June, defeating the candidates of the Labor Party and the Allied Peoples Movement.
INEC said the September 19 election would hold in polling units in the affected constituencies.