2022 Nigerian elections explained

Country:	Nigeria
Election Name:	2022 Nigerian elections
Previous Election:	2021 Nigerian elections
Previous Year:	2021
Next Election:	2023 Nigerian elections
Next Year:	2023
Module:	Embed: yes Election Name: House of Representatives elections Type: legislative Ongoing: no Seats For Election: 3 of the 360 seats 1Blank: Seats up 2Blank: Seats won 3Blank: Seat change Party1: All Progressives Congress Last Election1: 202 1Data1: 1 Party2: Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) Last Election2: 128 1Data2: 2 Module: Embed: yes Election Name: Gubernatorial elections Type: legislative Seats For Election: 2 governorships Ongoing: no 1Blank: Seats up 2Blank: Seats won Party1: All Progressives Congress Seats Before1: 22 Seats After1: 21 Seat Change1: 1 Popular Vote1: 562,084 Percentage1: 48.61% 1Data1: 2 2Data1: 1 Party2: Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) Seats Before2: 13 Seats After2: 14 Seat Change2: 1 Popular Vote2: 470,828 Percentage2: 40.72% 1Data2: 0 2Data2: 1 Party3: All Progressives Grand Alliance Seats Before3: 1 Seats After3: 1 Seat Change3: 0 Popular Vote3: 376 Percentage3: 0.03% 1Data3: 0 2Data3: 0

Elections were held throughout Nigeria throughout 2022. During the year, the governors of Ekiti and Osun states were elected on 18 June and 16 July, respectively. Additionally, there were also elections to fill vacant seats in the House of Representatives and state houses of assembly along with local elections in Adamawa State, Benue State, Edo State, Enugu State, the Federal Capital Territory, Imo State, Katsina State, and Kebbi State.

Federal elections

National Assembly elections

House of Representatives elections

See main article: 2022 Nigerian House of Representatives elections. At least three by-elections were held in 2022 to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives:

Constituency	Incumbent		Election
	Member	Party	data-sort-type=date	Results	Candidates
Akure North/Akure South			PDP	data-sort-value=02/26/2022	Incumbent died 16 August 2021 New member elected on 26 February APC gain	nowrap
Jos North/Bassa			APC	data-sort-value=02/26/2022	Incumbent died 2 April 2021 New member elected on 26 February PRP gain after court decision	nowrap
Ogoja/Yala			PDP	data-sort-value=02/26/2022	Incumbent resigned 22 September 2021 New member elected on 26 February APC gain	nowrap

State elections

Gubernatorial elections

See main article: 2022 Nigerian gubernatorial elections.

House of Assembly elections

See main article: 2022 Nigerian state legislative elections. At least six by-elections will be held in 2022 to fill vacancies in state houses of assembly in at least six different states:

• Cross River State
  • Akpabuyo State Constituency: On 26 October 2021, member for Akpabuyo Adedayo Omolafe (PDP) died from an undisclosed protracted illness.^[1] INEC set the by-election date for 26 February alongside five other by-elections.^[2] The seat was held for the PDP by Effiom Ekeng Edet who defeated his nearest opponent, the APC's Bassey Effiom, by 503 votes.^[3]
• Ekiti State
  • Ekiti East I State Constituency: On January 31, 2021, member for Ekiti East I Juwa Adegbuyi (APC) died from an undisclosed illness.^[4] INEC originally set the date for the by-election for 20 March 2021; however, on the by-election date, multiple reports of violence and ballot snatching including the murder of 3 people at a polling station led INEC to suspend and postpone the by-election indefinitely.^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}
• Imo State
  • Ngor Okpala State Constituency: On 26 October 2021, the seat of Ngor Okpala was declared vacant by Speaker Kennedy Ibeh after member Tochi Okere (PDP) did not attend the constitutionally-required amount of legislative meetings.^[9] INEC set the by-election date for 26 February alongside five other by-elections.
• Kaduna State
  • Giwa West State Constituency: On 15 December 2021, the member for Giwa West, Rilwanu Aminu Gadagau (APC), was killed in a bandit attack along the Kaduna-Zaria highway.^[10]
• Plateau State
  • Pankshin South State Constituency: On 28 November 2021, member for Pankshin South, Henry Longs (APC), died from complications during a leg operation.^[11] INEC set the by-election date for 26 February alongside five other by-elections. The seat was held for the APC by Ezra Dakup who defeated his nearest opponent, Peter Da'an Dasat of the PDP, by 113 votes.^[12]
• Zamfara State
  • Gusau East State Constituency: On 29 January 2022, the member for Gusau East, Ibrahim Na’iddah, died from a "protracted illness."^[13]
  • Shinkafi State Constituency: On 29 June 2021, the member for Shinkafi, Muhammad Ahmad (APC), was killed in a bandit attack along the Sheme-Funtua highway in Katsina State.^[14]

Local elections

At least ten statewide local elections were held in 2022:

• Adamawa: The Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission held local elections on 9 April.^[15] The PDP won all 21 chairmanships and 226 councillorship seats.^{[16] [17]}
• Benue: The Benue State Independent Electoral Commission initially called local elections for 7 May; however, the Commission later pushed the elections forward to 30 April.^[18] The PDP won all 23 chairmanships and 276 councillorship seats.^[19]
• Ebonyi: The Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission held local elections on 30 July. The APC won all 13 chairmanships and 171 councillorship seats.^[20]
• Edo: The Edo State Independent Electoral Commission initially called local elections for 19 April;^[21] however, a court ruled against the conduct of the elections and the EDSIEC postponed the election.^[22]
• Enugu: The Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission held local elections on 23 February.^[23] The PDP won all 17 chairmanships and 260 councillorship seats.^[24]
• Federal Capital Territory: The federal Independent National Electoral Commission held FCT local elections on 12 February.^[25] Of the six area council chairmanships, three went to the APC and PDP each while of the 62 councillorships, 44 went to the PDP and 18 were won by the APC.^[26]
• Imo: The Imo State Independent Electoral Commission called local elections for 12 March.^[27] However, this date was pushed back to 25 March before being suspended indefinitely due to security concerns.^[28]
• Katsina: The Katsina State Independent Electoral Commission held local elections on 11 April.^[29] Initial results showed the APC won all 31 declared chairmanships and 328 declared councillorship seats but results from three LGA were unavailable.^[30]
• Kebbi: The Kebbi State Independent Electoral Commission held local elections on 5 February.^[31] The APC won all 21 chairmanship and 225 councillorship seats.^[32]
• Osun: The Osun State Independent Electoral Commission called local elections for 15 October.^{[33] [34]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Uchechukwu . Ike . Cross River: PDP Assembly Member representing Akpabuyo is dead . . 30 December 2021.
2. Web site: Olokor . Friday . INEC fixes six by-elections for February 26 . . 15 January 2022 . 14 January 2022.
3. Web site: Declaration of Result of the Akpabuyo State Constituency Bye -Election in Cross River, conducted on 26th February 2022. . . . 28 February 2022.
4. Web site: Ekiti House Of Assembly Member, Juwa Adegbuyi Is Dead . . 6 August 2021.
5. Web site: Olokor . Friday . Ekiti East bye-election holds March 20, says INEC . . 6 August 2021.
6. Web site: Okoronkwo . Nnenna . Ekiti Bye-Election: INEC Releases List Of Candidates . . 6 August 2021 . 6 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210806212307/https://von.gov.ng/2021/03/10/ekiti-bye-election-inec-releases-list-of-candidates/ . dead .
7. Web site: Olujimi escapes death as hoodlums disrupt Ekiti Assembly bye election . . . 6 August 2021.
8. Web site: Ojomoyela . Rotimi . By-election fiasco: When Omuo-Ekiti became a theatre of war . . 6 August 2021.
9. Web site: Osuji . Collins . Imo Speaker declares member's seat vacant, suspends three lawmakers . . 27 December 2021.
10. Web site: Isenyo . Godwin . Bandits kill lawmaker, kidnap others along Kaduna-Zaria highway . . 30 December 2021.
11. Web site: Abraham . James . Plateau Assembly member dies after leg operation . . 30 December 2021.
12. Web site: Declaration of Result of the Pankshin South State Constituency Bye Election in Plateau State, held on 26h February 2022. . . . 28 February 2022.
13. Web site: Abdullahi . Maryam . Ibrahim Na'iddah, Zamfara lawmaker, dies at 68 . . 1 February 2022.
14. Web site: Zamfara lawmaker killed after welcoming Governor Matawalle to APC . The Guardian . 30 December 2021.
15. Web site: Ochetenwu . Jim . Adamawa reschedules local govt election for April 9 . . 1 February 2022.
16. Web site: Ochetenwu . Jim . PDP sweeps Adamawa council polls . . 15 August 2022.
17. Web site: BREAKING: PDP Sweeps All 21 Chairmanship, 226 Councillorship Seats In Adamawa . . 15 August 2022.
18. Web site: Benue reschedules local government poll for April 30 . . . 6 April 2022.
19. Web site: PDP clears all 23 LGAs in Benue council elections . . . 15 August 2022.
20. Web site: Olafusi . Ebunoluwa . APC wins ALL seats in Ebonyi LG polls . . 15 August 2022.
21. Web site: Edo fixes date for local elections . . . 26 March 2022.
22. Web site: Adedipe . Adeyinka . LG poll: Edo electoral commission suspends conduct of election . . 15 August 2022.
23. Web site: ENSIEC fixes February 23 for local council elections in Enugu . . . 11 January 2022.
24. Web site: PDP sweeps Enugu LG elections, takes all 17 chairmanship, 260 councillorship positions . . 26 February 2022.
25. Web site: INEC to conduct FCT council elections February 12 . . . 11 January 2022.
26. Web site: Declaration of the Federal Capital Territory Area Council Election Results. . . 28 February 2022.
27. Web site: Adedeji . Tunji . Imo LG Election: ISIEC gives parties time for primaries, form submission, campaigns . . 11 January 2022.
28. Web site: Adedeji . Tunji . ISIEC postpones Imo LG polls over insecurity, razing of offices by hoodlums . . 13 March 2022.
29. Web site: Ibrahim . Tijjani . Katsina Fixes April 11 For LG Polls . . 12 January 2022.
30. Web site: Ogalah . Dunamis . APC wins 31 chairmanship, 328 councillorship seats in Katsina LG election . . 15 August 2022.
31. Web site: Aliyu . Haruna . KSIEC slates Feb 5 for LG polls in Kebbi . . 11 January 2022.
32. Web site: Saidu . Khadijat . APC clears Kebbi council poll . . 14 February 2022.
33. Web site: Ogundapo . Abdulqudus . Amidst protest, Osun electoral commission announces date for LG elections . . 15 August 2022.
34. Web site: Obarayese . Sikiru . Osun govt picks October 15 for LG election . . 15 August 2022.