In a powerful show of solidarity, Dr Chima Mathew Amadi, a renowned scholar and transparency advocate, paid a historic visit to Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, the Representative of Ideato Federal Constituency, at his hometown of Akokwa in Ideato South Local Government Area of Imo State. The December event attracted a massive crowd of over 10,000 people,…

The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) and the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) have raised the alarm over a subterranean plot by retrogressive forces to unlawfully arrest and clamp into detention, House of Representatives member, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, on trumped-up charges.

In a heated press conference, the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) accused PDP acting National Chairman Umar Iliya Damagum and National Secretary Senator Samuel Anyanwu of plotting to sabotage Governor Siminalayi Fubara's government in Rivers State. The lawmakers claim that Damagum and Anyanwu are working behind the scenes to derail an ongoing legal battle…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, the lawmaker representing Ideato North/South Federal Constituency of Imo State, alongside five of his colleagues from the National Assembly, to remain unwavering in their pursuit of a reformed Nigeria. Obasanjo stressed the need for the lawmakers to focus their efforts on enacting legislation that will…

The member representing Ideato North/South Federal Constituency of Imo State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere at 42, has fulfilled all that William Shakespeare says: "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." To be great, one needs to be much more than average, be a…

The member representing Ideato North/South Federal Constituency of Imo State in the House of Representative, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere, has said the efforts of Speaker, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen to help resolve the ongoing strike by Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) as a commendable public interest move. Ugochinyere in a statement noted that Abbas, alongside the Senate President,…

Over 50 members of the House of Representatives from different political parties on Sunday stormed the Rivers State capital, Port Harcourt, in a show of solidarity with Governor Siminalayi Fubara and in celebration of his first year in office. Some of the leading lawmakers in attendance were Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere (PDP, Imo State and…

Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, a constitutional lawyer and member of the Opposition Lawmakers Coalition, has alleged a controversial attempt by outgoing Local Government Council Chairmen in Rivers State to secure a court injunction allowing them to continue receiving monthly allocations post-tenure. This move, he argues, is both unconstitutional and a brazen affront to the rule…

A member of the House of Representatives, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, yesterday, accused the Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic

In a dramatic turn of events, opposition lawmakers in the House of Representatives, known as the G60, have uncovered what they describe as a plot by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to reinstate sacked lawmakers from the Rivers State House of Assembly. The allegations surfaced during a world press conference held in Abuja, where the…

On Wednesday, the House of Representatives commended the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), led by its Chief Executive Officer, Gbenga Komolafe, for establishing comprehensive guidelines for decommissioning and abandonment procedures in the oil sector. The commendation was followed by a resolution to investigate the ongoing divestment of assets by international oil companies (IOCs) operating…

The House of Representatives has directed the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the Minister of State for Petroleum to withhold consent for international oil companies (IOCs) involved in the divestment of assets in the Niger Delta region until they comply with the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) and NUPRC decommissioning guidelines. The lawmakers instructed…