APC’s bye-election victories significant ahead of 2027 – Keyamo

Author: dailypost.ngPublished on: September 20, 2026Country: Nigeria

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APC’s bye-election victories significant ahead of 2027 – Keyamo

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, described the APC's victories in four states during the 2026 bye-elections as significant ahead of the 2027 elections. The APC won bye-elections in Kano, Bauchi, and Gombe states. Additionally, the INEC declared Adamu Yakubu of the Allied Peoples Movement the winner of the Sakwa Constituency bye-election in Zaki Local Government.

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