Nigeria, Dec. 23 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed 21 February 2026 for bye-elections into the Ahoada East II and Khana II State Constituencies of Rivers State.

In a statement on Monday, Mohammed Haruna, the chairperson of the Information, Voter Education, and Publicity Committee of INEC, said the date was announced after an extraordinary meeting of the commission, where the timetable and schedule of activities for the polls were approved.

The statement is posted on the commission's Facebook page.

According to Mr Haruna, the decision was taken pursuant to Section 116 of the Nigeriam Constitution, which empowers INEC to fix dates and conduct bye-elections to fill vacancies in legislative houses.

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