Consensus deals, zoning arrangements and fierce contests force 12 incumbent House of Representatives members out of APC race.

Several serving members of the House of Representatives have failed to secure return tickets during the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries conducted across the country ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Among the notable lawmakers affected is the House Majority Leader, Julius Ihonvbere, whose attempt to secure a third term for Owan Federal Constituency in Edo State ended in defeat.
Ihonvbere lost the APC ticket to former Commissioner for Mining, Andrew Ijegbai, following reports of a zoning arrangement between Owan East and Owan West.
Also in Edo State, serving lawmaker Eseosa Iyawe lost the APC ticket for Oredo Federal Constituency to former Commissioner for Education, Dr. Paddy Iyamu. Iyawe was elected into the House on the platform of the Labour Party before later defecting to the APC.
In Imo State, four incumbent lawmakers were denied return tickets. They include Matthew Nwogu representing Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala, Miriam Onuoha of Okigwe South, Harrison Nwadike representing Isu/Njaba/Nkwerre/Nwangele, and Emeka Martins Chinedu of Ahiazu/Ezinihitte Federal Constituency.
In Kwara State, Ismail Kayode, the representative for Ifelodun/Oyun/Offa Federal Constituency, lost the APC ticket to Rafiu Ajakaye, a former Chief Press Secretary to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.
Similarly, in Kebbi State, incumbent lawmaker Mansur Musa Jega lost the APC ticket for Jega/Gwandu/Aleiro Federal Constituency after a consensus arrangement produced former Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Jafar Ahmed Jega.
Four serving lawmakers in Jigawa State also failed to secure return tickets during the APC primaries. They are Muktar Muhammad representing Kazaure/Roni/Gwiwa/Yankwashi Federal Constituency, Ibrahim Usman Auyo of Hadejia/Auyo/Kafin Hausa Federal Constituency, Sa’adu Wada Taura representing Ringim/Taura Federal Constituency, and Yusif Sa’idu Miga of Jahun/Miga Federal Constituency.