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INEC plans by-elections to replace Late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah And others

The Independent National Electoral Commission will hold by-elections to fill the vacant seats of four National Assembly members who passed away in 2024.

Our correspondent gathered on Sunday that the by-elections would be held after the upcoming Edo and Ondo governorship elections slated for September 21 and November 16, 2024, respectively.

Since its inauguration in June 2023, the 10th Assembly has lost four members.

They are Isa Dogonyaro, Ekene Adams, Musiliudeen Akinremi,  and Senator Ifeanyi Ubah.

Dogonyaro, an All Progressives Congress member representing the Garki/Babura Federal Constituency of Jigawa State in the House of Representatives, died in Abuja on May 10, 2024, following an undisclosed illness.

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Adams, a member of the Labour Party representing Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency of Kaduna State, passed away on July 16, 2024, at 39. Punch

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