Seven Candidates Contest June 20, Enugu North Senatorial By- election
Voting has started in the by-election to fill the vacancy created in the Senate following the death of Senator Okey Ezea of the Labour Party, representing Enugu North Senatorial Zone in the National Assembly.
Voting has started in the by-election to fill the vacancy created in the Senate following the death of Senator Okey Ezea of the Labour Party, representing Enugu North Senatorial Zone in the National Assembly.
Seven candidates were cleared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the Saturday, June 20, 2026, (today's) by-election. All the candidates are males.
The seven candidates from different political parties would vie for the vacant Senate seat.
The updated list three candidates from the All Progressives Congress, APC, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Boot Party, BP.
Initially INEC published only names of candidates from three parties and excluded others including the Labour Party and National Democratic Congress, NDC, leading to serious controversy, prompting legal and political reactions across the senatorial district.
The Labour Party had approached the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to challenge the omission of its candidate from the election.
However, its flag bearer, Ambassador Ejike Simon Eze, is in the revised list.
According to INEC, the candidates cleared to participate in the by-election are Chika Idoko Emmanuel, ADC, Asogwa Ikeje Israel, APC, Aneke Kingsley Chukwuebuka, BP, Ossai Elias Okwudili, NDC, Dr Ezeme Nestor Chika, PDP, and Ugwuanyi Charles Ugochukwu, PRP.
The by-election is scheduled to hold across the six local government areas that make up Enugu North Senatorial District, including Nsukka, Igbo-Eze North, Igbo-Eze South, Udenu, Uzo-Uwani, and Igbo Etiti.
INEC’s records show that Eze Ejike Simon of the Labour Party, aged 67, is the oldest candidate in the race, closely followed by Ossai Elias Okwudili of the NDC, who is 66.
The youngest contender is Aneke Kingsley Chukwuebuka of the Boot Party at 39 years, while Chika Idoko Emmanuel of the ADC is 41.
Other candidates include APC’s Asogwa Ikeje Israel, aged 56; PDP’s Ezeme Nestor Chika, 55; and PRP’s Ugwuanyi Charles Ugochukwu, also 55.
The seven candidates from different political parties would vie for the vacant Senate seat.
The updated list three candidates from the All Progressives Congress, APC, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Boot Party, BP.
Initially INEC published only names of candidates from three parties and excluded others including the Labour Party and National Democratic Congress, NDC, leading to serious controversy, prompting legal and political reactions across the senatorial district.
The Labour Party had approached the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to challenge the omission of its candidate from the election.
However, its flag bearer, Ambassador Ejike Simon Eze, is in the revised list.
According to INEC, the candidates cleared to participate in the by-election are Chika Idoko Emmanuel, ADC, Asogwa Ikeje Israel, APC, Aneke Kingsley Chukwuebuka, BP, Ossai Elias Okwudili, NDC, Dr Ezeme Nestor Chika, PDP, and Ugwuanyi Charles Ugochukwu, PRP.
The by-election is scheduled to hold across the six local government areas that make up Enugu North Senatorial District, including Nsukka, Igbo-Eze North, Igbo-Eze South, Udenu, Uzo-Uwani, and Igbo Etiti.
INEC’s records show that Eze Ejike Simon of the Labour Party, aged 67, is the oldest candidate in the race, closely followed by Ossai Elias Okwudili of the NDC, who is 66.
The youngest contender is Aneke Kingsley Chukwuebuka of the Boot Party at 39 years, while Chika Idoko Emmanuel of the ADC is 41.
Other candidates include APC’s Asogwa Ikeje Israel, aged 56; PDP’s Ezeme Nestor Chika, 55; and PRP’s Ugwuanyi Charles Ugochukwu, also 55.
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