Drama as Wike’s Anointed Lawmaker Chinda Displaces Atiku’s Choice to Emerge House Minority Leader
- Nyesom Wike has outwitted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to produce the minority leader of the 10th House of Representatives
- Wike's anointed lawmaker, Hon Kingsley Chinda, emerged as the minority leader after a consensus agreement
- Hon Oluwole Oke, the preferred candidate of Atiku, was forced to drop his ambition after the PDP caucus endorsed Chinda
FCT, Abuja - Hon Kingsley Chinda, the anointed aspirant of former Rivers state governor Nyesom Wike, has emerged as minority leader of the 10th House of Representatives over the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar’s choice.
As reported by the Leadership Newspaper, the choice of who became the minority leader of the House was a supremacy battle between Wike and Atiku.
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Chinda, who represents Obio/Akpor Federal Constituency, emerged on Thursday, June 15, through a consensus during a meeting of the PDP minority caucus at a prestigious hotel in Abuja.
Atiku’s choice, Hon. Oluwole Oke, who represents the Obokun/Oriade federal constituency of Osun State, was compelled to step down for Chinda.
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It was gathered that Atiku and Wike mobilised PDP members and other opposition parties in the Green Chamber to support their anointed aspirant in the countdown to the inauguration of the 10th Assembly.
The position of the deputy minority leader of the House went to Hon. George Ibezimako Ozodinobi, representing Anaocha/Njikoka/Dunakofia Federal Constituency of Anambra State.
The Labour Party lawmaker asl emerged through a consensus at the meeting of the party’s minority caucus held at the National Assembly complex on Thursday, June 15.
Ozodinobi was chosen over fellow LP’s minority caucus leader, Hon. Afam Victor Ogene.
The unanimous endorsement of Ozodinobi, who hails from the same constituency as the LP presidential candidate, Peter Obi, forced Ogene, who represents Ogbaru federal constituency to step down.
10th NASS: Why G5 governors supported Akpabio, Abbas’ election, Wike reveals
Meanwhile, Legit. ng had reported that former Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has revealed why the G5 governors supported the emergence of Senator Godswill Akpabio as Senate President and Tajudeen Abbas as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Wike said himself, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, as well as former governors Samuel Ortom (Benue), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), and Okezie Ikpeaz (Abia) all supported Akpabio and Abbas election because they couldn’t stop their support halfway.
National assembly elects Godswill Akpabio as new senate president
Legit. ng had also reported that Senator Godswill Akpabio has emerged as the Senate President of the 10th National Assembly.
The lawmaker representing Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District (Ikot Ekpene) defeated Senator Abdulaziz Yari securing 63 votes, while the latter secured 46 votes.
Tajudeen Abbas elected as new speaker of House of Representatives
Legit. ng also reported that after a tight contest, Honourable Abbas Tajudeen has finally emerged as the Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives.
The Kaduna lawmaker secured a total of 353 votes to emerge as the winner of the Speaker of the 10th legislative House.
Source: Legit.ng
