
The Speaker of Imo state House of Assembly, Acho Ihim, and 19 out
of the 27 lawmakers of the state House of Assembly, have joined Action
Alliance as they denounced their memberships of the All Progressives
Congress and Peoples Democratic Party respectively.
According to PUNCH Newspaper,
Acho who read the notice of defection signed by the lawmakers during
plenary on Thursday evening, said that the members elected on the
platform of PDP have also joined AA, adding that the defection notice
was dated November 7.
The former PDP lawmakers are; Ken Agbim, Bruno Ukoha and Mike Iheanatu.
Apart from the Speaker, the former APC lawmakers who joined AA are;
Ikechukwu Amuka, Authur Egwim, Uju Onwudiwe, Uche Ejiogu, Ngozi
Obiefule, Lugard Osuji, Lloyd Chukwuemeka, Victor Onyewuchi, Chinedu
Offor.
Others are; Kennedy Ibe, Lawman Duruji, Max Odunze, Henry Ezediaro, Obinna Egu.
Speaking after the notice of defection was read, one of the
defectors, Amuka, a former member of APC, accused the national chairman
of the ruling party, Adams Oshiomhole of “collaborating with crooks to hijack APC in Imo state.”
The majority leader, Osuji,who equally joined AA, said that the APC
national chairman meted grave injustice to them during the
controversial APC primaries in the state, adding that he felt ashamed
that he was ever associated with APC.
Osuji who still maintained his status as the majority leader after
the defection said that the lawmakers would team up with the AA
governorship candidate in the state, Uche Nwosu, to win the governorship
election and ensure that President Muhammadu Buhari won reelection.
Agbim,who joined AA from PDP said himself and two other of his
colleagues, left the main opposition party because of the emergence of
new PDP in the state, adding that currently, PDP in the state had no
leadership direction forcing them to join AA in order to ensure that
Nwosu and Buhari won elections.
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