The All Progressives Congress (APC) won four of the five legislative by-elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) across Gombe, Kano, Bauchi and Delta states on Saturday, September 19, 2026.
The contests comprised one federal constituency and four state constituencies.
APC candidates emerged victorious in Gombe, Kano, Delta and one of the two constituencies contested in Bauchi, while the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) won the Sakwa State Constituency seat in Bauchi.
The results were announced following the elections held to fill the five vacant legislative seats.
APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, congratulated the party’s successful candidates in a statement posted on his X handle on Sunday.
The four winners are:
- Kallamu Usman MaiJama’a – Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency, Gombe State
- Husseini Datti – Dawakin Kudu State Constituency, Kano State
- Okolosi Ator – Udu State Constituency, Delta State
- Yakubu Ali – Disina State Constituency, Bauchi State
Yilwatda said the results reflected the confidence placed in the APC and its candidates by voters.
He also commended the party’s candidates, leaders, state chapters, campaign teams and voters for their participation in the democratic process.
The APC chairman further praised INEC, security agencies and other stakeholders involved in the conduct of the elections.
In Gombe State, Kallamu Usman MaiJama’a won the Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency by-election with 41,121 votes.
The Labour Party candidate polled 3,553 votes, while the Allied Peoples Movement recorded 872 votes.
The election filled the vacant House of Representatives seat in the constituency.
In Kano State, APC candidate Husseini Datti won the Dawakin Kudu State Constituency seat with 22,890 votes.
The Peoples Redemption Party scored 270 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party polled 108 votes.
The result secured another state assembly seat for the APC in the September 19 by-election.
In Delta State, Okolosi Ator, the APC candidate, won the Udu State Constituency by-election with 8,724 votes.
The Peoples Democratic Party recorded 214 votes in the contest.
The Udu seat was among the five legislative vacancies for which INEC scheduled the September 19 by-elections.
Bauchi State produced a split result, with APC and APM each securing one of the two contested state constituency seats.
Yakubu Ali of the APC won the Disina State Constituency election with 5,846 votes, while the APM candidate scored 5,225 votes and the Peoples Redemption Party polled 3,701 votes.
In the Sakwa State Constituency election in Zaki Local Government Area, the APM candidate won with 8,515 votes.
The APC scored 3,771 votes, while the PDP and PRP recorded 2,076 and 727 votes respectively.
Following the results, Yilwatda urged the victorious APC candidates to view their victories as a responsibility to their constituents.
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He called on them to remain humble and committed to providing representation to the people they were elected to serve.
The APC chairman also congratulated the party’s wider membership across the four states.
The five by-elections were held in the Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency, Dawakin Kudu State Constituency, Disina State Constituency, Sakwa State Constituency and Udu State Constituency. INEC’s election results portal lists all five September 19 contests.
The APC secured four of the five seats, while the APM won the remaining Sakwa constituency in Bauchi State.