By Christiana Ekpa
The Speaker of the House of Representatives yesterday, swore in three members after their victory in the August 16, 2025 bye-elections.
Peoples Daily reports that the three new lawmakers are among the five elected to fill the vacant seats following the death of four members and the choice of Dennis Idahosa as the running mate of Senator Monday Okpebholo in the 2024 Edo governorship.
The Green Chamber of the National Assembly had lost four members due to illness in 2024, including Ekene Adams (Kaduna), Isa Dogonyaro (Jigawa) and Olaide Akinremi (Oyo) in 2024, while Oriyomi Onanuga died in 2025.
Following their deaths, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in August 2025, conducted bye-elections in the respective states to fill the vacant seats.
Out of the five vacant seats, the All Progressives Congress, APC, won four, while the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, won one seat.
Those sworn in on Tuesday are Omosede Igbinedion (Ovia South/Ovia West/Ovia North-East Federal Constituency, Edo State), Joseph Bagudu (Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency, Kaduna State) and Mukhtar Rabiu of Garki/Babura Federal Constituency, Jigawa State.
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