The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Thursday, August 21, 2025, for the presentation of Certificates of Return to winners of last Saturday’s federal legislative bye-elections.
INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Sam Olumekun, confirmed the development in a statement issued Tuesday, August 19, in Abuja.
“In line with Section 72(1) of the Electoral Act 2022, INEC will present Certificates of Return to Senators-elect for Anambra South and Edo Central Senatorial Districts, as well as the five newly elected members of the House of Representatives, on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at its national headquarters in Abuja.
“The constituencies include Ovie North East and Ovie South West (Edo State), Babura/Garki (Jigawa State), Chikun/Kajuru (Kaduna State), Ikenne/Shagamu/Remo North (Ogun State), and Ibadan North (Oyo State),” he said.
According to Olumekun, Certificates of Return for state constituencies will be presented by Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in the affected states on Friday, August 22.
These include Ganye (Adamawa), Onitsha North 1 (Anambra), Basawa and Zaria/Kewaye (Kaduna), Bagwai/Shanono and Ghari/Tsanyawa (Kano), Okura (Kogi), Munya (Niger), and Karim Lamido 1 (Taraba).
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Although results were declared in two senatorial districts, five federal constituencies and eight state constituencies, INEC said the Kaura Namoda South State Constituency election in Zamfara was left inconclusive.
The Returning Officer explained that violence disrupted voting in five polling units across two wards, affecting 3,572 registered voters, out of which 3,265 had collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs).
“Since the margin of lead was 1,662, less than the number of affected voters, the Commission invoked Section 24(3) and (4) of the Electoral Act 2022 to order a supplementary poll.
“The supplementary election has been fixed for Thursday, August 21, 2025, in the affected polling units,” Olumekun said.
Meanwhile, INEC confirmed that two rerun elections ordered by tribunals in Enugu and Kano have been concluded.
Ngene Bright Emeka of the Labour Party won in Enugu South 1 State Constituency, while Ya’u Garba Gwarmai of the All Progressives Congress was declared winner in Ghari/Tsanyawa State Constituency.