INEC announces date for Sakwa, Disina bye-elections in Bauchi

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced September 19, 2026, arsenic the day for bye-elections to capable 2 vacant seats successful the Bauchi State House of Assembly.

The polls volition beryllium held successful Sakwa State Constituency, Zaki Local Government Area, and Disina State Constituency, Shira LGA.

The Bauchi State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Umar Ibrahim, announced the day connected Wednesday astatine a gathering of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee connected Electoral Security successful Bauchi.

He said the committee would contented the announcement of predetermination connected August 20, up of governmental enactment primaries scheduled for August 21 to 25.

Ibrahim said the submission of information forms would unfastened online connected August 29 and extremity astatine 11:59 p.m. on September 2. The last database of candidates is expected to beryllium published on September 8.

He added that parties had until September 10 to taxable the names of their polling agents, portion campaigns would adjacent by midnight on September 17.

The REC disclosed that Sakwa Constituency has 100 polling units dispersed crossed 5 wards, portion Disina has 95 polling units crossed 5 wards.

He called connected governmental parties and candidates to adhere to the electoral guidelines and debar actions susceptible of disru...