File: Lawmaker representing Ideato North and South Federal Constituency of Imo State in the House of Representatives, Ikenga Ugochinyere
A significant majority of opposition lawmakers in the House of Representatives, numbering 61, have endorsed Imo lawmaker, Ikenga Ugochinyere, as the next Minority Leader of the House.
The development follows the vacancy created by the defection of former Minority Leader Kingsley Chinda to the ruling All Progressives Congress.
The lawmakers, drawn from several opposition parties represented in the House, were said to have formally submitted Ugochinyere’s nomination to the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, for ratification and announcement in line with parliamentary procedures.
According to documents made available to journalists on Wednesday, 61 out of the 81 opposition members in the House signed the nomination, giving the Imo lawmaker overwhelming backing across party, regional and religious lines.
