A fierce battle for the leadership of the opposition caucus in the House of Representatives erupted into a dramatic confrontation on Thursday, as lawmakers engaged in a heated exchange over allegations of forgery, blackmail and attempts to influence the race for the position of Minority Leader.
The rowdy session underscored growing divisions within the opposition bloc, where rival camps are locked in a struggle for control of key leadership positions following recent realignments among opposition lawmakers.
The drama began during plenary when the member representing Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency of Benue State, Mr Philip Agbese, raised a matter of personal privilege, accusing fellow lawmaker and member representing Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency of Imo State, Ikenga Ugochinyere, of using his signature without authorisation in a document purportedly nominating him for the office of Minority Leader.
Agbese told the House he was stunned to discover a nomination document circulating online bearing his
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