President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the winners of the legislative by-elections conducted on Saturday across five constituencies in Gombe, Kano, Bauchi and Delta states.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) won four of the five seats, while the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) secured the remaining seat. The polls covered one federal constituency and four State House of Assembly constituencies.

The APC candidates who emerged victorious were Kallamu MaiJama’a in the Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency of Gombe State; Husseini Datti in the Dawakin Kudu State Constituency of Kano State; Okolosi Ator in the Udu State Constituency of Delta State; and Yakubu Ali in the Disina State Constituency of Bauchi State.

Adamu Yakubu of the APM won the Sakwa State Constituency seat in Bauchi State.

In a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu said the results reflected continued support for the APC and its reform programme.

“I am encouraged by the support Nigerians at the grassroots continue to show for our party and for the difficult but necessary reforms our administration has implemented over the past three years,” the President said.

Tinubu urged Nigerians to remain committed to the reform process, saying its benefits would become increasingly evident as the administration moves into the next phase of its programme.

The President also called on the newly elected lawmakers to justify the confidence placed in them by their constituents through effective representation.

He urged the other candidates to accept the results in good faith and remain engaged in the democratic process.

Tinubu commended voters and security agencies for maintaining peace and order during the elections. He also praised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for conducting the polls and urged the commission to build on the experience while addressing identified shortcomings ahead of future elections, particularly the 2027 general elections.