The House of Representatives was thrown into a rowdy session on Thursday after Philip Agbese, the lawmaker representing the Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo federal constituency, vehemently denied endorsing Ikeagwuonu Ugochinyere for the position of Minority Leader.
Agbese raised a point of privilege during plenary, alleging that his signature was fraudulently forged on a document nominating Ugochinyere for the key leadership position.
The development comes a day after reports emerged that Ikenga Ugochinyere, the lawmaker representing the Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency of Imo State, had been nominated as the new Minority Leader of the House.
Ugochinyere was reportedly backed by 61 members of the House drawn from various opposition political parties.
Ugochinyere, who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Action Peoples Party (APP) in January, was set to succeed Kingsley Chinda. Chinda, the lawmaker representing the Obio/Akpor federal constituency in Rivers State, vacated the minority leader post after defecting to the All Progressives Congress
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