Two serving members of the House of Representatives from Edo State, Julius Ihonvbere and Esosa Iyawe, have lost their bids to secure the All Progressives Congress (APC) tickets for the 2027 National Assembly elections.

Prof. Ihonvbere, who represents Owan Federal Constituency, was defeated in his attempt to secure a third term return to the House of Representatives.

Saturday Telegraph gathered that his ambition reportedly faced opposition over an existing political arrangement between Owan East and Owan West which limits representation in the constituency to two terms per zone.

However, a former Commissioner for Mining, Andrew Ijegbai, emerged victorious in the primary election with a total of 3,695 votes.

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But Ihonvbere, who is currently serving his second term in the National Assembly loss the election.

Meanwhile, Hon. Iyawe, who represents Oredo Federal Constituency, also lost his bid to return to the House of Representatives on the plaAPC platform.

Iyawe was originally elected on the platform of the Labour Party (LP) before defecting to the APC.

He was defeated by former Edo State Commissioner for Education, Paddy Iyamu, who polled 7,088 votes to secure the party’s ticket.

The APC primaries in Edo State are part of the party’s nationwide process to select candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The outcome of the primaries is expected to reshape political alignments in parts of the state as aspirants and party leaders prepare for the next phase of the electoral process.