Imo State
House of Assembly Speaker, Collins Chiji, and seven lawmakers on Tuesday,
January 28, have reportedly defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC,
from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Newsflash247
online news portal gathered that the majority of the House, Chigozie Nwaneri
were among seven lawmakers, who equally joined the ruling APC from the PDP.
Their
defection brings the number of the APC lawmakers to 18 out of the 26.
Newsflash247
online news portal gathered that, Uju Onwudiwe of the Action Alliance, Njaba
constituency, who was returned elected during the last Saturday’s supplementary
election, was yet to be inaugurated by the speaker.
The speaker
announced his defection and that of his seven other colleagues during a plenary
on Tuesday.
The plenary
which lasted for 15 minutes came to an end after the speaker announced the names
of the defected lawmakers.
Apart from
the speaker, Uche Ogbuagu(Ikeduru), Dominic Ezerioha ( Oru west) Chigozie
Nwaneri(Oru East), Kanayo Onyemaechi(Owerri west), Kennedy Ibe( Obowo)
Onyemaechi Njoku( Ihitte /Uboma) and Eddy Obinna( Aboh Mbaise) equally
defected.
Obinna
represents Emeka Ihedioha who was sacked as the governor of the state by the
supreme court on January 14.
Newsflash247
online news portal
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