2021 Nigerian state legislative elections

The 2021 Nigerian state legislative elections were called to fill vacant seats in state Houses of Assembly.

2021 Nigerian state legislative elections

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4 of the 991 seats
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Peoples Democratic Party All Progressives Congress
Seats up 2 2
Seats won 3 1
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1

Background

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The 991 members of the 36 state Houses of Assembly are elected from single-seat constituencies using first-past-the-post voting; when vacancies occur, by-elections (or bye-elections) are called, scheduled, and administered by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Elections

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Delta State

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Isoko North State Constituency by-election

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Candidates' vote share

  Jude Ogbimi (PDP) (91.48%)
  Emmanuel Tabuko (APC) (7.91%)
  Other candidates (0.61%)

On April 6, 2021, the member for Isoko North, Tim Owhefere (PDP) died from an undisclosed illness.[1] In March, INEC set the date for the by-election for April 10 with party primaries taking place between March 11 and March 20.[2] Jude Ogbimi, the PDP nominee, defeated runner-up Emmanuel Tabuko (APC) by over 83% and nearly 27,000 votes.[3] The election had 25.51% turnout and was conducted peacefully according to participating candidates.

2021 Isoko North State Constituency by-election
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP Jude Ogbimi 29,421 91.48
APC Emmanuel Tabuko 2,543 7.91
Other candidates 196 0.61
Total votes 32,160 100.00
Turnout 32,658 25.51
PDP hold

Isoko South I State Constituency by-election

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Candidates' vote share

  Ovuakpoye Evivie (PDP) (72.20%)
  Ogaga Ifowodo (APC) (13.50%)
  Michael Emumena Paul (SDP) (13.40%)
  Other candidates (0.90%)

On June 27, 2021, the member for Isoko South I, Kenneth Ogba (PDP) died from an unspecified heart-related disease.[4] In August, INEC set the date for the by-election for September 11 with party primaries taking place between August 4 and August 31. Ovuakpoye Evivie, the PDP nominee, defeated runners-up Ogaga Ifowodo (APC) and Michael Emumena Paul (SDP) by nearly 60% and over 5,500 votes. The election had 16.94% turnout and was successfully used as a test run for INEC's new Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) device with candidates and observers praising INEC's conduct.[5][6][7] However, the election's successful conduct was overshadowed by the murder of a local vigilante by gunmen at Polling Unit 5 of Irri Ward 10 and the nonfatal shooting of another person in Oleh.[8][7] After the election, INEC disclosed that five BVAS devices had been stolen during the election and implored Evivie to help find and return them.[9]

2021 Isoko South I State Constituency by-election
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP Ovuakpoye Evivie 6,957 72.20
APC Ogaga Ifowodo 1,301 13.50
SDP Michael Emumena Paul 1,291 13.40
Other candidates 87 0.90
Total votes 9,636 100.00
Turnout 9,807 16.94
PDP hold

Ekiti State

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Ekiti East I State Constituency by-election (postponed)

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On January 31, 2021, member for Ekiti East I Juwa Adegbuyi (APC) died from an undisclosed illness.[10] In February, INEC set the date for the by-election for March 20 with party primaries taking place between February 26 and March 3.[11][12] However, on the by-election date, multiple reports of violence and ballot snatching including the murder of 3 people at a polling station in Omuo where Senator Abiodun Olujimi was observing voting led INEC to suspend the by-election indefinitely.[13][14]

2021 Ekiti East I State Constituency by-election
Party Candidate Votes %
AA Olayinka Christiana Oluwayemisi
APC Fatoba Oluwole Abraham
APGA Ilesanmi Magret
PDP Akintunde Adeyemi Adeniran
YPP Idowu Ebenezer Alao
Total votes 100.0%
Turnout

Jigawa State

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Kafin Hausa State Constituency by-election

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Candidates' vote share

  Muhammad Adamu (APC) (62.77%)
  Garba Tambale (PDP) (36.22%)
  Other candidates (1.01%)

On January 18, 2021, member for Kafin Hausa, Adamu Babban Bare (APC), died from an undisclosed illness suspected to be cancer.[15] Later in January, INEC set the date for the by-election for March 6 with party primaries taking place between February 2 and February 8.[16] APC nominee and son of Adamu Babban Bare, Muhammad Adamu, defeated the PDP's Garba Tambale by 26% and over 6,300 votes.[17] The election had 39.86% turnout and was conducted smoothly according to lawmakers and INEC officials.[18]

2021 Kafin Hausa State Constituency by-election
Party Candidate Votes %
APC Muhammad Adamu 14,924 62.77
PDP Garba Tambale 8,612 36.22
APM Usman Isyako 72 0.30
ADP Ibrahim Abdulkarim 69 0.29
ADC Garba Musa 56 0.24
AAC Sani Haruna 43 0.18
Total votes 23,776 100.00
Turnout 24,392 39.86
APC hold

Kaduna State

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Sabon Gari State Constituency by-election

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Candidates' vote share

  Usman Baba (PDP) (53.78%)
  Musa Musa (APC) (43.69%)
  Other candidates (2.53%)

On April 29, 2021, the seat of Sabon Gari was declared vacant after member Aminu Abdullahi Shagali (APC) did not attend legislative meetings for a prolonged period of time and did not submit a requested letter of apology to the House of Assembly.[19] In May, INEC set the date for the by-election for June 19 with party primaries taking place between May 18 and May 24.[20] The PDP nominee, Usman Baba, flipped the seat by defeating the APC's Musa Musa by 10% and over 1700 votes.[21] The election was conducted peacefully according to journalists but was marred by low turnout, at 13.43%.[22]

2021 Sabon Gari State Constituency by-election
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP Usman Baba 9,113 53.78
APC Musa Musa 7,404 43.69
PRP Musa Halilu 305 1.80
ADC Anas Abdullahi 62 0.37
ADP Chindo Ibrahim 61 0.36
Total votes 16,945 100.00
Turnout 17,131 13.43
PDP gain from APC

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ahon, Festus. "Breaking: Delta Assembly majority leader, Tim Ohwefere is dead". Vanguard. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ Okocha, Chuks. "INEC Fixes Date for Isoko North By-election". ThisDay. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ Aiwerie, Okungbowa. "PDP wins Isoko North bye election in Delta". The Nation. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. ^ Ibileke, Jethro. "Delta Assembly lawmaker Kenneth Ogba in sudden death". P.M. News. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Diri applauds INEC's test run of BVAS in Delta election". The Sun. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  6. ^ Ewepu, Gabriel. "Yiaga hails INEC's Bimodal Voter Accreditation System". Vanguard. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  7. ^ a b Ahon, Festus; Akuopha, Ochuko. "Delta By-Election: One killed, another hospitalised as exercise records large voters' turnout". Vanguard. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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  10. ^ "Ekiti House Of Assembly Member, Juwa Adegbuyi Is Dead". Channels TV. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  11. ^ Olokor, Friday. "Ekiti East bye-election holds March 20, says INEC". The Punch. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  12. ^ Okoronkwo, Nnenna. "Ekiti Bye-Election: INEC Releases List Of Candidates". Voice of Nigeria. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Olujimi escapes death as hoodlums disrupt Ekiti Assembly bye election". News Agency of Nigeria. The Guardian. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  14. ^ Ojomoyela, Rotimi. "By-election fiasco: When Omuo-Ekiti became a theatre of war". Vanguard. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  15. ^ Dangida, Aliyu. "Jigawa assembly member, Babban Bare, is dead". Vanguard. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  16. ^ Okocha, Chuks. "INEC Fixes March 6 for Jigawa By-election". ThisDay. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  17. ^ Maishanu, Abubakar Ahmadu. "APC wins Jigawa Assembly bye-election". Premium Times. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Massive Turnout As Voters Elect Lawmaker In Jigawa". Channels TV. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  19. ^ Lere, Mohammed. "Kaduna Assembly declares seat of former Speaker vacant". Premium Times. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  20. ^ Alhassan, Rayyan. "INEC fixes date for conducting by-election to replace Kaduna absentee lawmaker, Aminu Shagali". Daily Nigerian. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  21. ^ "Bye-election: PDP defeats APC to win Kaduna Assembly seat". Premium Times. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  22. ^ "Voter apathy characterise bye-election in Kaduna". News Agency of Nigeria. The Guardian. Retrieved 6 August 2021.