INEC fixes date for bye-elections, welcomes new national commissioners

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has fixed Saturday, June 20, 2026, for the behaviour of bye-elections successful six states of the Federation.

This is besides arsenic it formally welcomed a recently sworn-in National Commissioner, Rear Admiral Jamila Malafa (rtd.).

Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, disclosed this connected Thursday astatine a little ceremonial held astatine the INEC Headquarters successful Abuja to person the caller National Commissioner.

He said the bye-elections volition beryllium conducted alongside the Ekiti State Governorship Election scheduled for the aforesaid date.

According to him, the elections volition screen senatorial vacancies successful Enugu, Nasarawa, Rivers and Ondo States, arsenic good arsenic a State House of Assembly spot successful Kebbi State and a House of Representatives spot successful Kano State.

“We are going into immoderate off-cycle elections precise soon. The Ekiti State Governorship Election is scheduled for June 20, 2026. On the aforesaid date, the Commission volition behaviour bye-elections to capable vacant seats,” the INEC Chairman said.

“The senatorial seats declared vacant successful Enugu, Nasarawa, Rivers and Ondo States volition beryllium filled, alongside the Kebbi State House of Assembly spot and the House of Representatives spot successful Kano State,” helium added.

Speaking connected the assignment of the caller National Commissioner, Prof. Amupit...