Ugochinyere: Reps shut out first termers from leadership positions

From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
Amid rising tension in the House of Representatives over the position of minority leader, the House, yesterday, adopted a resolution barring first time members from occupying principal officers’ position.
The resolution effectively stalled the ambition of the member representing Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency, Ikeagwuonu Ugochinyere, to serve as the next minority leader of the House.
Ugochinyere, a first time member, was nominated, last Wednesday by 61 members out of 81 of the opposition caucus, as minority leader, to replace Kingsley Chinda, who resigned from the position the previous day, in line with the extant rules of the House.
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