The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Nwoku Olaka Johnson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, winner of the bye-election for the Rivers South-East Senatorial District held on Saturday.

The announcement of result took place at the INEC collation centre in Bori, Khana Local Government Area by the returning officer, Professor Rosemary Ogu of the University of Port Harcourt.

According to the result, Nwoku Olaka Johnson scored a total of 47,961 votes with the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Osarosaka Ebenezer Erewari who came in second with 1,647 votes, while Douglas Fabeke Beeka of the Action Alliance, AA, polled 1,175 votes.

The Labour Party (LP) candidate, Sam Kinanee Barikpoa, scored 367 votes.

All four parties that participated in the bye-election are part of the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike’s rainbow coalition, with the group deciding on Senator Olaka as its preferred choice for the election.

It could be recalled that the Rivers South-East Senatorial District seat became vacant following the death of Senator Barry Barinada Mpigi in February 2026.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has retained the Zuru State Constituency seat in the Kebbi State House of Assembly following the victory of its candidate, Rabiu Garba Aiki, in Saturday’s bye-election.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Aiki winner of the poll after the conclusion of collation at the Zuru collation centre.

Announcing the result, the Returning Officer, Professor Muhammad Bashar Danladi of the Federal University Birnin Kebbi, said the APC candidate scored 4,871 votes to defeat Aliyu Galadima Muhammad of the Labour Party (LP), who polled 168 votes.

Danladi disclosed that 109,385 voters were registered in the constituency, while 5,156 were accredited to participate in the exercise. He added that 5,055 valid votes were recorded, with 95 ballots declared invalid.

The bye-election was held to fill the vacancy created by the death of the former Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly and member representing Zuru State Constituency, Mohammed Usman Zuru.

Although the election was conducted peacefully, turnout remained low in many polling units across the constituency, with the APC maintaining a comfortable lead from the early stages of collation.

Aiki’s victory ensures that the ruling party retains control of the Zuru State Constituency seat in the state legislature.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has secured a decisive victory in the Dawakin Kudu Federal Constituency by-election which held in Kano State, following the official declaration of results by the Returning Officer, Professor Umar Sani of Bayero University, Kano.

Announcing the outcome at the collation centre, Professor Sani confirmed that the election was contested by multiple political parties and conducted across polling units within the constituency.

According to the official figures, Rabiu shuaibu of the APC polled 35,356 votes, defeating his closest rival, Lawal Garba Haruna of the African People’s Movement (APM), who scored 268 votes, while Abubakar Yahaya Muhammad of the Labour Party (LP) recorded 98 votes.

Declaring the result, the Returning Officer stated: “I hereby certify that I am the Returning Officer for the 2026 Dawakin Kudu Federal Constituency by-election held on 20th June 2026. The election was contested. The candidates received the following votes: Rabiu Shehu Aibu of APC scored 35,356 votes; Lawal Garba Haruna of APM scored 268 votes; and Abubakar Yahaya Muhammad of LP scored 98 votes.”

He added: “Rabiu Shehu Aibu of APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and returned elected.”

The result confirms a sweeping victory for the APC candidate, who maintained a wide margin over opposition contenders throughout the exercise.

Election officials described the process as orderly, while final collation and certification were completed at the constituency level in accordance with electoral guidelines.