The battle for the Minority Leadership of the House of Representatives has taken a fresh turn as acting minority leader, George Ozodinobi, dismissed the reported bid by the member representing Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency of Imo State, Ikenga Ugochinyere, describing the move as “a joke taken too far.”
The controversy follows reports that no fewer than 61 lawmakers had endorsed Ugochinyere for the position following the resignation of former Minority Leader, Kingsley Chinda.
Chinda formally stepped down during plenary last week after securing the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress for the 2027 governorship election in Rivers State.
His resignation created a vacuum in the minority leadership structure and triggered a fresh contest among opposition lawmakers.
Prior to Chinda’s resignation, Ozodinobi, a member of the Nigeria Democratic Congress and acting minority leader, had been performing the functions of the office and was widely considered a leading contender for the substantive position.
