Headlines: Reps Minority Picks New Leader; Ugochinyere Frontrunner Amidst Caucus Rift.
Sixty-one opposition lawmakers in Nigeria’s House of Representatives have nominated Ikenga Ugochinyere (APP, Imo) as the next Minority Leader. This follows Kingsley Chinda’s defection to the APC, creating a vacancy. The Speaker has acknowledged the departure. This move, backed by a majority of opposition members, aims to fill the leadership gap, though internal disagreements over the process and experience criteria persist within the caucus.
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