By Edwin Philip, Lafia
Speaker of Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Dr. Danladi Jatau, a member representing Wamba, Akwanga and Nasarawa Eggon in the House of Representative Hon. Jeremiah Umaru and Ali Abdul-Mumin Muhammad, member representing Nasarawa/ Toto federal Constituency have been defeated in the All Progressive Congress( APC) primaries conducted on the Saturday, 16, May 2026.
Announcing the results on Sunday night, the chairman of the House of Representatives Primary Election Committee, Hon. Musa Shuaibu Guri, Chairman of the House of Representatives Primary Election Committee, who was the returning officer for the Nasarawa House of Representatives primary election held on 16th day of May 2026 , in Nasarawa State.
He attributed the delay starting the election to difficult terrain of some localities and some security challenges in other communities: “I am here to present the results based on federal constituencies, there was a little delay due to issues of terrain, and yesterday in some areas where there are some little security challenges, we cannot risk our staff to start going at night” he said.
In Kokona / Keffi/ Karu Federal constituency, the Nasarawa State House of Assembly speaker, Danladi Jatau who represents Kokona West State constituency was defeated by his colleague Daniel Oga Ogazi, representing Kokona East in State House of Assembly, Ogazi polled a total of 13,083 to defeat speaker Jatau who gannered 5,873 votes, Mohamed Dikko got 316 votes, while the son of ex APC chairman Abdullahi Adamu, Mohammed Nurai Adamu got got 769 votes,
Joseph Kaura got 1,429 votes, mahra Musa securing 1,384 votes.
In Wamba/Akwanga/Nasarawa Eggon Federal Constituency, Tony Bala Shammah got 38,333 votes to defeat the incumbent member, Hon. Jeremiah Umaru who secured 4,061 votes.
A two term of the House of Representatives, currently representing Nasarawa/Toto Federal Constituencies, Hon Ari Mohamed Abdul-Mumin Muhammad secured 9, 039 votes and was defeated by Mohammed Al-Bashir Yerima with 31,796 votes.
Muhamed Ahmed Al-Makura nephew to former Governor Tanko Al-Makura was returned elected with 45, 00 votes through affirmation in Lafia/Obi Federal constituency, following the withdrawal of fellow aspirants, Isaac Ali Kigbu from the race.
However as at press time, the results of Awe/Doma/ Keana constituency was not ready, because the primary election did not take place on Saturday May 16, 2026.
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