Akpabuyo State Constituency: On 26 October 2021, member for Akpabuyo Adedayo Omolafe (PDP) died from an undisclosed protracted illness.[1] INEC set the by-election date for 26 February alongside five other by-elections.[2] The seat was held for the PDP by Effiom Ekeng Edet who defeated his nearest opponent, the APC's Bassey Effiom, by 503 votes.[3]
Ekiti East I State Constituency: On January 31, 2021, member for Ekiti East I Juwa Adegbuyi (APC) died from an undisclosed illness.[4] INEC originally set the date for the by-election for 20 March 2021; however, on the by-election date, multiple reports of violence and ballot snatching including the murder of 3 people at a polling station led INEC to suspend and postpone the by-election indefinitely.[5][6][7][8]
Ngor Okpala State Constituency: On 26 October 2021, the seat of Ngor Okpala was declared vacant by Speaker Kennedy Ibeh after member Tochi Okere (PDP) did not attend the constitutionally-required amount of legislative meetings.[9] INEC set the by-election date for 26 February alongside five other by-elections.[2]
Pankshin South State Constituency: On 28 November 2021, member for Pankshin South, Henry Longs (APC), died from complications during a leg operation.[11] INEC set the by-election date for 26 February alongside five other by-elections.[2] The seat was held for the APC by Ezra Dakup who defeated his nearest opponent, Peter Da'an Dasat of the PDP, by 113 votes.[12]
At least ten statewide local elections were held in 2022:
Adamawa: The Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission held local elections on 9 April.[15] The PDP won all 21 chairmanships and 226 councillorship seats.[16][17]
Benue: The Benue State Independent Electoral Commission initially called local elections for 7 May; however, the Commission later pushed the elections forward to 30 April.[18] The PDP won all 23 chairmanships and 276 councillorship seats.[19]
Ebonyi: The Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission held local elections on 30 July. The APC won all 13 chairmanships and 171 councillorship seats.[20]
Edo: The Edo State Independent Electoral Commission initially called local elections for 19 April;[21] however, a court ruled against the conduct of the elections and the EDSIEC postponed the election.[22]
Enugu: The Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission held local elections on 23 February.[23] The PDP won all 17 chairmanships and 260 councillorship seats.[24]
Imo: The Imo State Independent Electoral Commission called local elections for 12 March.[27] However, this date was pushed back to 25 March before being suspended indefinitely due to security concerns.[28]
Katsina: The Katsina State Independent Electoral Commission held local elections on 11 April.[29] Initial results showed the APC won all 31 declared chairmanships and 328 declared councillorship seats but results from three LGA were unavailable.[30]
Kebbi: The Kebbi State Independent Electoral Commission held local elections on 5 February.[31] The APC won all 21 chairmanship and 225 councillorship seats.[32]
Osun: The Osun State Independent Electoral Commission called local elections for 15 October.[33][34]
