The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Danladi Halilu Envulanza has been declared the winner of the Nasarawa North Senatorial by-election after securing a decisive victory at the polls.
The by-election, which took place on Saturday, June 20, 2026, was conducted to fill the legislative vacancy left by the late Senator Godiya Akwashiki, who passed away recently following a prolonged illness.
The Returning Officer, Prof. Aminu Ali, announced the final figures on Sunday at the central collation centre hosted in the College of Education, Akwanga.
The results showed the total votes cast across the district’s three Local Government Areas (LGAs): Akwanga, Nasarawa Eggon, and Wamba.
The breakdown of the scores include; Danladi Halilu Envwulanza (APC): 45,362 votes (Declared Winner), Labaran Maku (Labour Party): 12,931 votes, Emmanuel David Ombugadu (Peoples Democratic Party): 11,570 votes, Alaku Mohammed Steve (ADC): 1,496 votes and John Wall Araneshiri (NNPP): 102 votes.
”That Danladi Halilu Envuluanza of the APC, having satisfied the requirement of the law, is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected,” Prof. Ali announced during the final declaration.
The atmosphere at the collation centre turned tense just before the final declaration. Representatives of the Labour Party, led by Ben Ango, staged a dramatic walkout in protest of the handling of the election results.
The LP delegation exited the venue immediately after officials concluded data collation for Akwanga, Nasarawa Eggon, and Wamba LGAs.
The walkout occurred while Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials were computing the final numbers.
While Ango declined to comment to reporters on his way out, accompanying LP officials openly voiced their dissatisfaction with how the collation process was managed.
This development follows heavy criticism from the LP candidate, Labaran Maku, during Saturday’s voting.
Maku had raised alarms over widespread Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) malfunctions and alleged ballot irregularities in a significant number of polling units across the senatorial district.
