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All the bye-election results across 16 constituencies in 12 states

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The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) won the Bagwai/Shanono State Assembly by-election in Kano. NNPP’s Ali Alhassan won with 16,198 votes, defeating APC’s 5,347.

In the Ghari/Tsanyawa state constituency, APC’s Garba Gwarmai won with 31,472 votes against NNPP’s Yusuf Maigado, who scored 27,931.

In Chikun/Kajuru federal constituency, APC’s Fidelix Bagudu scored 34,580 votes to defeat his rivals from the PDP and ADC, who polled 11,491 and 3,477 votes respectively.

In the Basawa constituency, INEC declared Dahiru Umar-Sani of the APC as the winner of the state house of assembly contest.

Mr Umar-Sani secured 10,996 votes to defeat his closest rival, Muazu Danyaro of PDP, who scored 5,499 votes. Trailing the APC and PDP is DanBala Usman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), who scored 811, and Mahmuda Almustapha of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), who polled 146 votes.

Elsewhere in Zaria Kewaye, the electoral commission announced Isa Mohammed of the APC as the winner of the state assembly election.

Mr Mohammed secured 26,613 votes, defeating SDP’s Nuhu Muazu, who polled 5,721 and PDP’s Mahmud Wappa, who scored 5,331.

In Oyo, PDP’s Fola Oyekunle won the Ibadan North Federal Constituency by-election.

The Returning Officer for the election, Abiodun Oluwadare, announced the result of the election on Sunday, saying Mr Oyekunle scored 18,404 votes to defeat APC’s Adewale Olatunji, who secured 8,312.

ADC, APGA and ZLP trailed far behind.

INEC declared APC’s Adesola Elegbeji as the winner of Saturday’s Remo Federal constituency of Ogun by-election.

Mrs Elegbeji won with 41,237 votes to finish ahead of PDP’s Bolarinwa Oluwole, who scored 14,324.

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidates won the by-elections for the Anambra South Senatorial District and the Onitsha North Constituency of the State House of Assembly held on Saturday.

INEC declared Emmanuel Nwachukwu of APGA as the winner of the Anambra South Senatorial seat. Mr Nwachukwu polled 90,408 votes to defeat his closest rival, Azuka Okwuosa, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 19,847 votes.

ADC’s Donald Amangbo came in a distant third with 2,889 votes.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the death of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, who represented Anambra South in the Senate, necessitated the conduct of Saturday’s by-election.

INEC also announced Ifeoma Azikiwe as the winner of the Onitsha North Constituency 1 in the state house of assembly.

Announcing the results in Onitsha, the INEC Returning Officer, Ibiam Ekpe, disclosed that Ms Azikiwe of APGA scored 7,774 votes to defeat her closest rival, Justina Azuka of ADC, who polled 1,909 votes.

The candidates of the APC, Ezennia Ojekwe and the Young Progressives Party, Njideka Ndiwe, respectively scored 1,371 and 655 votes.

In the Okura constituency of Kogi state, APC’s Hassan Shado secured 55,073 votes to defeat his closest rival from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who polled 1,038 votes. The candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) came third with 445 votes.

APC’s Rabiu Mukhtar won the by-election held on Saturday in Garki/Babura federal constituency of Jigawa State.

Mr Mukhtar of the APC polled 38,449 votes to defeat his main rival, Isah Auwalu of the PDP, who got 13,519 votes.

NNPP’s Sabo Salisu received 2,931 votes while Muktar Babangida of ZLP got 31 votes.

INEC declared APC’s Omosede Igbinedion winner of the Ovia federal constituency by-election held on Saturday in Edo.

Ms Igbinedion scored a total of 77,053 votes to defeat her challengers from the PDP and ADC, who respectively scored 3,838 and 925 votes.

In the Edo central senatorial election, INEC also declared APC’s Joseph Ikpea as the winner of Saturday’s contest.

Mr Ikpea secured a total of 105,129 votes to defeat the PDP’s Joe Okojie, who polled 15,146 votes.

The APC candidate, Dogari Daje, won Saturday’s by-election to fill Munya’s constituency seat in the Niger House of Assembly.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports on Sunday that Mr Daje polled a total of 12,556 votes to defeat PDP’s Sabon Sunday, who scored 5,646 votes.

In Adamawa, APC’s Misa Musa narrowly won 15,923 votes to beat his opponent, Buba Muhammad of the PDP, who polled 15,794.