APC Wins Four Of Five By-Elections, APM Takes Bauchi Seat
The All Progressives Congress (APC) won four of the five by-elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) across Gombe, Kano, Bauchi and Delta states on Saturday, September 19, 2026, while the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) secured one seat.
INEC’s results portal lists the five contests as the Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency, Dawakin Kudu State Constituency in Kano, Udu State Constituency in Delta, and the Disina and Sakwa State Constituencies in Bauchi.
In Gombe State, APC candidate Kallamu Usman MaiJama’a won the Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency seat with 41,121 votes. The Labour Party polled 3,553 votes, while the APM scored 872.
In Kano State, APC candidate Husseini Datti was declared winner of the Dawakin Kudu State Constituency by-election with 22,890 votes. The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) scored 270 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) recorded 108 votes.
In Delta State, APC candidate Okolosi Ator won the Udu State Constituency election with 8,724 votes, defeating the PDP candidate who polled 214 votes.
The APC also secured the Disina State Constituency seat in Bauchi State, where its candidate Yakubu Ali won with 5,846 votes. The APM polled 5,225 votes, while the PRP scored 3,701.
The APM recorded its only victory in the five contests in the Sakwa State Constituency of Zaki Local Government Area, Bauchi State. Its candidate, Hon. Adamu Yakubu, was declared winner with 8,515 votes.
The APC came second in Sakwa with 3,771 votes, followed by the PDP with 2,076 and the PRP with 727.
The results give the APC four of the five seats contested in the Saturday elections, while the APM won the remaining Bauchi constituency. INEC’s results portal continues to show the upload of polling-unit results for the five elections.
