Imo Speaker, seven lawmakers join APC
Nsisonabasi Thompson
Jan 28, 2020
Imo Speaker, seven others join APC, the Imo State House of Assembly Speaker, Collins Chiji, has defected to the All Progressives Congress from the Peoples Democratic Party.
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Seven other lawmakers equally joined the ruling APC from the PDP.
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The speaker announced his defection and that of his colleagues during a plenary on Tuesday,
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The plenary, which lasted for 15 minutes, came to an end after the speaker announced the names of the defecting lawmakers.
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Imo Speaker, seven lawmakers join APC, apart from the speaker, others who defected are 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).
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Imo Speaker, seven lawmakers join APC, With the defections, APC now has 18 lawmakers with PDP having eight in the Imo State House of Assembly.
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Uju Onwudiwe (Njaba), who was declared the winner of the supplementary election held Saturday, on Action Alliance platform, is yet to be sworn-in by the speaker.
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Imo Speaker, seven lawmakers join APC, apart from the speaker, others who defected are 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).
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Imo Speaker, seven lawmakers join APC, With the defections, APC now has 18 lawmakers with PDP having eight in the Imo State House of Assembly.
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Uju Onwudiwe (Njaba), who was declared the winner of the supplementary election held Saturday, on Action Alliance platform, is yet to be sworn-in by the speaker.
Imo Speaker, seven lawmakers join APC, the Imo State House of Assembly Speaker, Collins Chiji, has defected to the All Progressives Congress from the Peoples Democratic Party.
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Seven other lawmakers equally joined the ruling APC from the PDP.
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It will be recalled that the wave of the defection, was as a result of the recent Supreme court judgement which removed former Governor Ihedioha.
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