INEC Clears Four Parties For Nasarawa North Senatorial Bye-Election.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has cleared four political parties to take part in the Nasarawa North Senatorial District bye-election scheduled for June 20, 2026.
Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in the state, Mohammed Abubakar-Sadiq, said the parties that met all requirements  include the the All Progressives Congress, APC, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Labour Party, LP, and New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP.
Sadiq, also, noted  that the parties held their primaries between May 22 and May 26 in line with the electoral timetable, even as INEC monitored the processes before approving their candidates.
Campaign activities for the election are set to run from June 10 to June 18, 2026. 
Meanwhile, INEC has confirmed that preparations were already in progress across Akwanga, Wamba, and Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Areas. It said non-sensitive materials have been distributed, while Registration Area Centres and Super RACs are ready for activation for personnel and logistics movement before election day, adding 
that 338,042 registered voters from the 2023 general election would participate in the exercise, while newly registered voters from the ongoing registration exercise will not participate due to delays in issuing permanent voter cards.
It also noted that BVAS machines have been configured and training for election officials had been completed to ensure smooth conduct of the poll.