The All Progressives Congress candidate, Engr. Usman Maijama’a Kallamu, has won the Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency by-election held on Saturday, September 19, 2026.

Kallamu secured 41,121 votes to defeat four other candidates in the election conducted to fill the vacant seat in the House of Representatives.

The seat became vacant following the death of the former representative of the constituency, Hon. Yaya Bauchi Tongo.

Declaring the result on Sunday, the Returning Officer for the election, Professor Umar Gurama, announced Kallamu of the APC as the winner after he polled the highest number of votes.

Gurama said a total of 47,301 votes were cast, with 46,551 votes declared valid and 750 votes rejected.

According to the result announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, the APC candidate polled 41,121 votes, while the Labour Party candidate came second with 3,553 votes.

The Allied Peoples Movement secured 872 votes, while the Nigeria Democratic Party recorded 707 votes. The African People’s Party polled 298 votes.

The by-election was conducted across 903 polling units in 31 Registration Areas spread across Gombe, Kwami and Funakaye Local Government Areas.

With the victory, Kallamu will represent the Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives for the remainder of the current legislative tenure.