The Centre for Legislative Accountability and Democratic Integrity (CLADI) has urged the Department of State Services (DSS) to investigate Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere and other lawmakers over allegations that they received financial inducements to influence the election of the House of Representatives Minority Leader.
In a petition dated June 5, 2026, and addressed to the DSS, CLADI expressed serious concern over reports claiming that some opposition lawmakers were offered $50,000 each to support a particular candidate for the minority leadership position.
The petition, signed by CLADI’s National President, Dr. Usman Ibrahim Abdullahi, and National Secretary, Barrister Chika Nwafor, described the alleged inducements as a grave threat to the integrity of the National Assembly and Nigeria’s democratic process.
The call follows the emergence of Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere, who represents Ideato Federal Constituency in Imo State, as the preferred candidate of a majority of opposition lawmakers after the resignation of former Minority Leader
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