Registered voters in 13 states across Nigeria will on Saturday head to the polls to elect new representatives in the Senate, House of Representatives, and state houses of assembly.
According to the Independent National Electoral Commission, the by-elections are expected to be held in 16 constituencies.
The affected states are Jigawa, Edo, Ogun, Oyo, Adamawa, Anambra, Kaduna, Kano, Taraba, Kogi, Niger, Enugu, and Zamfara.
INEC said the final consignment of sensitive materials was deployed on Thursday.
It disclosed that the by-elections involved two senatorial districts in Anambra and Edo states, five federal constituencies in Edo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Ogun, and Oyo states, and nine state constituencies in Adamawa, Anambra, Kaduna, Kano, Kogi, Niger, Taraba, and Zamfara states.
It said the by-elections were caused by the resignation or death of serving members of the national and state assemblies.
The Anambra Central seat in the Senate became vacant following the death of Senator Ifeanyi Uba of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) in July 2024.
That of Edo Central became open after the election of Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the governor of Edo State.
“Similarly, the court-ordered re-run election in Enugu South 1 State Constituency of Anambra State and the Ghari/Tsanyawa State Constituency of Kano State will be held simultaneously with the by-elections.
“All non-sensitive materials for the election have been delivered to the States. Election technology, such as the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), has been configured for the election. The recruitment and training of ad hoc staff, as well as security and logistics arrangements, have been concluded.
“The commission wishes to remind political parties and candidates that campaigns end at midnight today, Thursday, August 14, 2025,” a statement by the INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, partly read.