In a major shake-up that swept across several states in Nigeria, including Benue, Nasarawa, Plateau, Imo, Jigawa and Delta, no fewer than 19 serving members of the House of Representatives on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) lost their bids to secure return tickets during the party’s primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Below is the full list of the serving APC Reps members who lost return tickets:
Benue
Austin Achado — Gwer East/Gwer West
David Ogewu — Oju/Obi
Terseer Ugbor — Kwande/Ushongo
Sekav Iyortyom — Buruku
Dickson Tarkighir — Makurdi/Guma
Nasarawa
Ari Abdulmumin Muhammad — Nasarawa/Toto
Jeremia Umaru — Akwanga/Wamba/Nasarawa Eggon
Plateau
Yusuf Gagdi — Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam
Edo
Eseosa Iyawe — Oredo Federal Constituency
Imo
Miriam Onuoha — Okigwe South
Harrison Nwadike — Isu/Njaba/Nkwerre/Nwangele
Emeka Martins Chinedu — Ahiazu/Ezinihitte
Kwara
Ismail Kayode — Ifelodun/Oyun/Offa
Kebbi
Mansur Musa Jega — Jega/Gwandu/Aleiro
Jigawa
Muktar Muhammad — Kazaure/Roni/Gwiwa/Yankwashi
Ibrahim Usman Auyo — Hadejia/Auyo/Kafin Hausa
Sa’adu Wada Taura — Ringim/Taura
Yusif Sa’idu Miga — Jahun/Miga
Delta
Nicholas Mutu — Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency