Prof. Julius Ihonvbere Emerges APC Reps Candidate as Collated Results Surface

The results of the recently concluded direct primaries for the House of Representatives across council wards in Owan East/Owan West Federal Constituency of Edo State have confirmed that Prof.

Julius Ihonvbere secured the nomination to represent the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 National Assembly elections.
Prof. Ihonvbere is the current Leader of the House of Representatives and also represents Owan East/Owan West Federal Constituency in the lower chamber.
Some media reports on Saturday night had claimed that the House Leader lost his re-election bid during the primaries.
However, a statement issued on Sunday evening by the Chief Press Secretary to the House Leader, Samson Akhanieme, dismissed the reports as false and misleading.
“The just concluded APC House of Representatives primary for Owan Federal Constituency, Edo State held this Saturday, May 16th has been won by the Leader, House of Representatives and current Member representing the Federal Constituency, Prof. Julius Omozuanvbo Ihonvbere,” Akhanieme stated.
He further provided a breakdown of the votes scored by the three aspirants who contested in the exercise, noting that two other aspirants had earlier withdrawn from the race in support of Prof. Ihonvbere.
According to Akhanieme, “The overall votes cast in the electoral contest showed that Prof Ihonvbere polled 4,729 votes, while his closest rival, Hon. Andrew Ijegbai recorded a total of 2,912 votes, with Hon. Abdul Oroh coming a distant third after polling just 29 votes.
“Recall that Hon. Foly Ogedengbe and Barr. Friday Ojealaro had earlier stepped down from the race in solidarity with Prof. Ihonvbere.”
Akhanieme, while presenting result sheets and video clips from several wards in Owan East and Owan West local government areas, said Prof. Ihonvbere expressed appreciation to party members and stakeholders and also extended an olive branch to his opponents.
“In a post-election interview, Prof. Ihonvbere solicited the continued support of all party members, adding that he is fully committed to working together with the other former aspirants to deliver total victory for the APC in the 2027 general elections,” he added.