INEC clears four political parties for Ondo South Senatorial bye-election

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disclosed that lone 4 governmental parties, comprising the All Progressives Congress, APC, Allied Peoples’ Movement, APM, Action Peoples Party, APP and Boot Party, volition enactment successful the bye-election successful Ondo South Senatorial District, which takes spot on Saturday, June 20, 2026.

The Commission besides revealed that a full of 673,446 registered voters are expected to enactment successful the by-election crossed the 1,354 Polling Units and 66 Registration Areas (Wards) successful the district.

This disclosure was contained successful the keynote code delivered by the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Ondo State, Dr Mutiu Agboke, astatine the stakeholders’ gathering connected the behaviour of the Ondo South Senatorial District bye-election held on Tuesday in Okitipupa.

Agboke said the bye-election became indispensable pursuing the assignment of erstwhile Ondo South Senator, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, arsenic Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations by President Bola Tinubu.

According to him, “the Senate formally declared the spot vacant connected April 28, 2026, during plenary and directed INEC to behaviour a bye-election successful enactment with law provisions governing legislative vacancies.

“To this extremity and successful compliance with its law mandate nether S...