By Nchetachi Chukwuajah
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented Certificates of Return to winners of the by-elections held on June 20, 2026, across Rivers, Enugu, Nasarawa, Ondo, and Kano states.
The certificates were presented by the Supervising National Commissioner for Rivers State, Ms May Agbamuche-Mbu, on behalf of the INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan.
The electoral commission disclosed this in a statement posted on its official X handle on Tuesday, June 23.
In her remarks while presenting the certificates, Agbamuche-Mbu congratulated the winners and urged them to serve their constituents diligently, noting that their primary responsibility is to represent the people effectively.
“The most important responsibility is to represent the people well,” the statement noted.
Agbamuche-Mbu further noted “that Certificates of Return would also be presented to winners in Kebbi State for the Zuru State Constituency election and in Ekiti State for the governorship election.”
Recall that INEC conducted by-elections in five states on Saturday, June 20, 2026, to fill vacancies in the states’ legislative representation.
According to the results of the by-elections announced by INEC on Sunday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) recorded a dominant performance, securing victories in Ondo, Nasarawa, Kano and Kebbi states, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) retained the Rivers South-East Senatorial District seat.
INEC declared APC’s candidate, Ikeje Asogwa, winner of the Enugu North Senatorial District by-election, while Rabiu Garba Aiki of the APC won the Zuru State Constituency by-election into the Kebbi State House of Assembly.
APC’s Rabiu Shuaibu was declared winner of the Dawakin Kudu/Warawa Federal Constituency by-election in Kano State, Dayo Faduyile of the APC won the Ondo South Senatorial District by-election, while Danladi Envulu-anza, APC candidate for the Nasarawa North Senatorial by-election, was declared winner of the poll.
PDP’s Olaka Nwogu was declared winner of the Rivers South-East Senatorial District by-election, which is the only PDP candidate that emerge winner in the June 20 by-elections.
In the Ekiti State governorship election, Governor Biodun Oyebanji was re-elected, becoming the first governor to be re-elected back-to-back in the state since 1999.
