Julius Ihonvbere, majority leader of the house of representatives, has lost the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for the Owan federal constituency in Edo state.
Gatekeepers News reports that the primary election, conducted on Saturday, was contested by five aspirants, with the results announced at the APC office in Afuze by Kelvin Muhammed, the presiding officer.
Andrew Ijegbia, a former Edo commissioner for mining, clinched the APC ticket after polling 3,695 votes to defeat Ihonvbere and other contenders.
Announcing the results, Muhammed said: “The scores are as follows, Honorable Andrew Ijegbia scored 3,695 votes. Honorable Abdul Oroh scored 1,740 votes while Professor Julius Ihonvbere scored 1,005 votes.”
Other aspirants in the race included Folly, who secured 505 votes, and Barrister Scot, who polled 642 votes. The total votes cast stood at 7,587.
The outcome means Ihonvbere failed in his bid to return to the green chamber for a third term under the APC platform.
