- Bye-elections to hold in Okpebholo’s, Ubah’s senatorial zones, Idahosa’s Fed constituency
The Senate yesterday urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to begin the processes to fill the vacancies for Anambra South and Edo Central Senatorial Districts.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced this during plenary in Abuja.
The Anambra South Senatorial District’s seat became vacant following the demise of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah on July 26, last year, while the vacancy in the Edo Central Senatorial District followed the election of Senator Monday Okpebholo as the governor of Edo State.
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Okpebholo was sworn in on November 12, last year.
The governor’s deputy, Dennis Idahosa, was a House of Representatives member representing Ovia South West when he ran as Okpebholo’s running mate.
His seat in the Green Chamber is also vacant and needs to be filled by INEC.
The lawmakers are members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Akpabio, who had formally declared the two seats vacant during plenary, directed INEC to urgently conduct bye-elections to fill the vacancies.