The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Ondo State, has disclosed its readiness to conduct the Ondo South Senatorial District bye-election on Saturday, 20 June 2026 saying a total of 673,446 registered voters will be eligible to vote across the 1,354 polling units and 66 registration areas.
Speaking at a stakeholders’ briefing in Okitipupa, the senatorial headquarters of Ondo South, the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mutiu Agboke, said the bye-election became necessary after Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, who was elected to represent Ondo South on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform in June 2023, was appointed Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
Recall that the Senate declared the seat vacant on 28 April 2026 and directed INEC to fill the vacancy within 30 days in line with constitutional provisions. The Commission subsequently fixed 20 June for the bye-election, which will run concurrently with several other bye-elections across the country and the Ekiti State governorship election.
Agboke maintained that the decision complies with Sections 76, 77 and 132 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and the Electoral Act 2026. He confirmed that the voter registers for the senatorial district covering six local government areas (Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo, Odigbo, Irele, Ilaje, Ese-Odo and Okitipupa) have been verified and cleaned.
