By Sunday John
Two serving members of the House of Representatives from Nasarawa State, and speaker of the state assembly have lost the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives ticket for the 2027 general elections.
The affected lawmakers are 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 before Monday morning.
Providing a breakdown of the results, he said in Nasarawa/Toto Federal Constituency, Dr Ahmed Wadah-Ekaka scored 1,888 votes, Abdullahi Jibril-Alassi polled 3,728 votes, incumbent lawmaker Abdulmumini-Ari secured 9,039 votes, while Mohammed Al-Bashir emerged winner with 31,796 votes.
In Keffi/Kokona/Karu Federal Constituency, Daniel Ogah Ogazi scored 13,083 votes to defeat Danladi Jatau, who polled 5,873 votes, and Abdulaziz Danladi, who got 1,067 votes.
For Lafia/Obi Federal Constituency, Mohammed Al-Makura, who contested unopposed, secured 45,000 votes.
In Akwanga/Nasarawa-Eggon/Wamba Federal Constituency, Tony Bala-Shammah polled 38,333 votes to defeat incumbent lawmaker Jeremiah Umaru, who secured 4,061 votes.
Shuaibu-Guri said the successful aspirants had satisfied the requirements of the APC constitution and guidelines and were therefore declared winners and returned as the party’s candidates for the 2027 general elections.
He listed the winners as Mohammed Al-Bashir for Nasarawa/Toto, Daniel Ogazi for Keffi/Kokona/Karu, Tony Bala-Shammah for Akwanga/Nasarawa-Eggon/Wamba, and Mohammed Al-Makura for Lafia/Obi Federal Constituency. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)