…Says: 2 more govs, 40 lawmakers set to decamp
The member representing Ideato North/South federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere has raised alarm over what he described as looming mass defection of political office holders elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic party, PDP.
Ugochinyere attributed the development to disenchantment over alleged ineptitude of the present party leadership.
He therefore called on the National Executive Committee, NEC, to immediately convene a meeting where according to him, the trio of Nyesom Wike, Umar Damagun and Samuel Anyanwu would be expelled in order to save the party
The federal lawmaker who is also the spokesman of Nigeria Lawmakers Opposition Coalition, stated this weekend,when he addressed a press conference with crowd of PDP supporters present at his Akokwa country home, Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State, expressed fear that two more governors and 40 lawmakers elected on the party’s platform could leave the party any time soon.
Ugochinyere heaped the blame over the current situation in the PDP, on the party’s national chairman, Damagun, Anyanwu and the FCT Minister, Wike.
He accused Damagun of alleged deliberate prevarication by repeatedly failing to convene a NEC meeting of the party to enable the party choose a substantive national chairman from the north central.
Ugochinyere regretted that PDP, which he described as the biggest opposition political party in Africa, was gradually going under due to activities of some members whom he accused of brazen anti-party.
He announced Chris Odoemena as the Acting National Chairman of the Imo PDP.
Ugochinyere wondered how a man who failed election in Labour Party would turn round to claim the state chairmanship of Imo PDP.
Ugochinyere equally raised alarm over alleged plot to declare his seat vacant by those he said, were hellbent on destroying PDP.
He also wondered what reason anybody has to declare his seat in the House of Representatives vacant.
