Lafia: Two serving members of the House of Representatives from Nasarawa State, and speaker of the State House of Assembly have lost the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives tickets for the 2027 general elections.
The affected lawmakers included Mohammed Abdulmumini-Ari, representing Nasarawa/Toto Federal Constituency, Jeremiah Umaru, representing Akwanga/Nasarawa-Eggon/Wamba Federal Constituency, and Dr Danladi Jatau, speaker of the State Assembly.
Mr Musa Shuaibu-Guri, Chairman of the APC House of Representatives Primary Election Committee in the state, announced the results on Sunday in Lafia.
Shuaibu-Guri said the committee successfully conducted the primaries in four of the five federal constituencies in the state.
He said the exercise was peaceful across Nasarawa/Toto, Keffi/Kokona/Karu, Lafia/Obi and Akwanga/Nasarawa-Eggon/Wamba federal constituencies, with party officials and security personnel supervising the process.
According to him, the results reflected the wishes of party members and demonstrated the APC’s commitment to internal democracy ahead of the 2027 elections.
“After a thorough collation and verification process, we are pleased to announce that the primaries in four constituencies were concluded successfully and without major incidents,” he said.
Shuaibu-Guri, however, said the result for Awe/Doma/Keana Federal Constituency was still being awaited due to difficult terrain and logistical challenges.
He expressed optimism that the outstanding result would be received and announced in due course.
