Minority Leadership Tussle: New Reps Rule Excludes Ikenga, Other First Timers

The House of Representatives on Wednesday amended its Standing Orders amid an ongoing leadership dispute over the emergence of a new Minority Leader.
The development follows the vacancy created after the resignation and defection of the former Minority Leader, Hon. Kingsley Chinda, who left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC), where he emerged as the party’s governorship candidate in Rivers State.
The opposition bloc has been divided over the replacement, with a majority of Minority Caucus members reportedly backing Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere, who represents Ideato Federal Constituency of Imo State.
Available records indicate that 60 out of 82 min...