APC’s Rabiu Garba Aiki Wins Zuru Constituency By-Election in Kebbi with Landslide Victory

By Ademola Adekusibe
21 June, 2026

The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Rabiu Garba Aiki of the All Progressives Congress the winner of the Zuru State Constituency by-election for the Kebbi State House of Assembly .

Aiki polled 4,871 votes to defeat his closest rival, Aliyu Galadima Muhammad of the Labour Party, who secured 168 votes . The result was announced at the collation centre by the Returning Officer, Professor Muhammad Bashar Danladi of the Federal University Birnin Kebbi .

According to the electoral officer, the constituency has 109,385 registered voters, while 5,156 voters were accredited for the by-election. A total of 5,055 valid votes were recorded, with 95 votes rejected .

The APC candidate won in all 10 wards of the constituency . In Rafin Zuru Ward, the largest voting ward, Aiki polled 1,042 votes against 63 votes for the LP candidate . In Bedi Ward, he secured 830 votes compared to 34 votes for his opponent .

The by-election was conducted to fill the vacancy created by the death of the former Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Muhammad Usman Zuru . Voter turnout was low across most polling units, with accredited voters representing only a small fraction of the total registered voters in the constituency .