— Ugochinyere calls for Wike’s expulsion, Damagum’s sack
The Nigeria Lawmakers Opposition Coalition has revealed that 40 federal lawmakers and two state governors are on the verge of defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing a deepening disaster and lack of confidence within the occasion’s management.
Talking at a press briefing in Akokwa, the coalition’s spokesperson and member of the Home of Representatives, Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, stated the PDP is quickly dropping its grip as a consequence of inner sabotage and directionless management.
“The founding fathers of the PDP can be ashamed of what the occasion has develop into,” Ugochinyere lamented. “For 2 years, the management has didn’t resolve its inner disaster as a result of they’re the very ones undermining the platform that introduced them to energy.”
He demanded the instant sack of the Appearing Nationwide Chairman, Umar Damagum, and the expulsion of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, and Senator Samuel Anyanwu, PDP’s 2023 governorship candidate in Imo State.
The coalition additional known as for the emergence of a substantive nationwide chairman from the North Central zone to revive the occasion’s stability and credibility.
Taking a swipe at Damagum’s reliance on “divine steering” in managing occasion affairs, Ugochinyere requested: “The place was God when the North Central was sidelined? When defectors from the APC have been supported in court docket or handed occasion constructions? And but you communicate of religion in God?”
He additionally questioned Wike’s continued membership within the PDP regardless of what he described as “open romance” with the APC-led federal authorities.
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Erosion Disaster in Ideato
Ugochinyere used the press convention to spotlight an pressing erosion catastrophe threatening his Ideato federal constituency. Whereas commending the federal authorities for initiating the N25 billion Umuchima erosion management venture, he raised the alarm over worsening circumstances within the Umuechi-Urualla axis.
“The erosion is dangerously near swallowing key infrastructure together with St. Jude’s Catholic Church, the king’s palace, and main roads. The scenario is dire,” he warned.
He revealed {that a} earlier World {Bank} erosion venture price N9 billion was deserted as a consequence of mismanagement by the previous state administration, leaving communities extra weak.
The lawmaker appealed to the federal authorities and Ministers of Works and Atmosphere to intervene urgently to forestall lack of lives and property.
“We’d like instant motion. Our individuals are susceptible to being utterly reduce off by this devastation,” he stated.
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