L-R Chairman of the National Assembly Primary Elections Committee for Nasarawa State, Musa Shuaibu Guri, State APC Chairman, Aliyu Bello among others during the declaration of results on Sunday evening in Lafia. Photo: Collins Agwam
The Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Danladi Jatau, has lost his bid to represent Keffi/Karu/Kokona Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives in 2027 following his defeat in the just-concluded All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries in Nasarawa State.
Jatau was defeated by Hon. Daniel Ogazi, who scored 13,083 votes, while the Speaker polled 5,873 votes in the contest.
Two serving members of the House of Representatives also lost their return tickets following the peaceful conduct of the APC primary elections in their respective federal constituencies in the state.
Our correspondent reports that the affected federal lawmakers are Mohammed Abdulmumini Ari, representing Nasarawa/Toto Federal Constituency, and Jeremiah Umaru, representing Akwanga/Nasarawa Eggon/Wamba Federal Constituency.
