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The Independent National Electoral Commission will hold by-elections to fill the vacant seats of four National Assembly members who passed away in 2024.
It was reliable gathered that the election would be conducted shortly after the Edo and Ondo governorship elections slated for September 21 and November 16, 2024, respectively.
The 10th Assembly has lost four members; Isa Dogonyaro, Ekene Adams, Musiliudeen Akinremi, and Senator Ifeanyi Ubah.
The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, said the by-elections would likely be held after the Edo and Ondo governorship polls.
Oyekanmi said, “Most likely, the by-elections to fill the vacant seats would be after the Edo and Ondo governorship elections.”
On February 3, 2024, by-elections were held in nine constituencies to fill seats left vacant by the demise or resignation of members elected during the 2023 general elections, both in the national and state Houses of Assembly.
