FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

KIMPACT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE’S (KDI’S) FINAL STATEMENT ON THE AUGUST 16, 2025, RE-RUN AND BYE-ELECTIONS IN 13 STATES ACROSS NIGERIA

Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI) presents its comprehensive assessment of the bye-elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday, August 16, 2025. The exercise comprised sixteen (16) constituencies across twelve (12) states, Adamawa, Anambra, Edo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Kogi, Ogun, Oyo, Niger, Taraba, and Zamfara, alongside rerun polls in Enugu and Kano States, totaling thirteen (13) states nationwide. The necessity for these bye-elections emerged primarily due to the unfortunate occurrences of deaths and resignations that followed the 2023 general elections, along with the outcomes of subsequent litigation.