Below is a highlight list of winners of the Nigerian 2025 by-elections across various states, based on available information from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announcements and credible reports:
- Adamawa State:
- Ganye Constituency (State Assembly): Musa Jauro (APC) – 15,923 votes
Anambra State:
- Anambra South Senatorial District: Emmanuel Nwachukwu (APGA) – 90,408 votes
Edo State:
- Edo Central Senatorial District: Joseph Ikpea (APC) – 105,129 votes
- Ovia Federal Constituency: Omosede Igbinedion (APC) – 77,053 votes
Jigawa State:
- Babura-Garki Federal Constituency: Muktar Rabi’u (APC) – 38,449 votes
Kaduna State:
- Chikun-Kajuru Federal Constituency: APC candidate (specific name not provided in sources)
- Zaria Kewaye Constituency (State Assembly): Isa Haruna Ihamo, APC candidate
- Basawa Constituency (State Assembly): APC candidate.
Kano State:
- Bagwai/Shanono Constituency (State Assembly): Ali Kiyawa (NNPP)
- Ghari Tsanyawa Constituency (State Assembly): APC candidate (specific name not provided in sources)
Niger State:
- Munya Constituency (State Assembly): Mathew Dogara Daje (APC) – won by a margin of over 6,000 votes
Ogun State:
- Ikenne, Sagamu, Remo North Federal Constituency (Remo Federal Constituency): Adesola Ayoola Elegbeji (APC) – 41,237 votes
Oyo State:
- Ibadan North Federal Constituency: Folajimi Oyekunle (PDP) – 18,404 votes
Notes:
- The All Progressives Congress (APC) won 12 out of the 16 by-elections conducted across 13 states, as reported by The Guardian
- The by-elections in Zamfara (Kaura Namoda South Constituency) were declared inconclusive.
- Specific winner names for some constituencies (e.g., Kaduna and Kano’s Ghari Tsanyawa) were not detailed in the sources but were attributed to the APC.
- Allegations of voter intimidation, vote buying, and electoral malpractice were reported in some states, notably Ogun and Kano, but INEC declared winners based on collated results
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