Lawmaker Denies Nominating Ugochinyere for Minority Leader

On Thursday, Philip Agbes, a lawmaker representing Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency, publicly denied endorsing Ugochinyere for the position of Minority Leader in the National Assembly. Agbes raised concerns during a plenary session, alleging that his signature had been fraudulently used in documents nominating Ugochinyere.

Reports indicate that Ugochinyere, a lawmaker representing Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency in Imo State, was nominated by 61 members of the House, drawn from various opposition political parties. Ugochinyere's nomination follows his defection from the People's Democratic Party (PDP) to the Action People's Party (APP) in January, succeeding Kingsley Chinda, who vacated the Minority Leader post after defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The coalition of lawmakers supporting Ugochinyere includes members from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), People's Redemption Party (PRP), Labour Party (LP), All People's Movement (APM), Social Democratic Party (SDP), and Accord Party.