# Between ballot and fear: Inside Gombe’s high-stakes bye-election

> On September 19, 495,851 voters are expected to decide who will occupy the vacant Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives.

- Published: 2026-09-18T05:00:22.549Z
- Updated: 2026-09-18T05:00:22.549Z
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- Topics: Economy, business and finance
- Involves: Abdulkarim Abdulmujib Kwami, African Democratic Congress, All Progressives Congress, Allied Peoples Movement, Allied Peoples Party, Borno State, Gaddafi Haruna, Gombe State, Gombe State Command, Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency, INEC, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)

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