The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Halilu Envuluanza, as winner of the Nasarawa North Senatorial District by-election held on Saturday, June 20, 2026.
The Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Aminu Ali, announced the result on Sunday.
Ali said Envuluanza polled 45,362 votes to defeat his closest rival, Labaran Maku of the Labour Party (LP), who secured 12,931 votes.
Ali added that Emmanuel Ombugadu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came third with 11,570 votes.
According to the returning officer, the senatorial district has 332,810 registered voters, out of which 80,363 were accredited to vote.
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He disclosed that 75,705 valid votes were recorded, while 927 votes were rejected, bringing the total votes cast to 76,632.
“That Halilu Envuluanza of the APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of valid votes cast, is hereby declared the winner and returned elected,” Ali declared.
The by-election was conducted to fill the vacancy in the Nasarawa North Senatorial District following the death of Senator Godiya Akwashiki.
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