Ikenga Ugochinyere
14 Jan
The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, has stated that the roles of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mele Kyari, President/CEO of Dangote (Refinery) Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, and…
12 Dec
A member of the House of Representatives, representing Abua/Odual and Ahoada East Federal Constituency of Rivers State, on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, Solomon Bob, has advised his colleague, Ikenga Ugochinyere (PDP-Imo)
8 Dec
Ikenga Ugochinyere, a member of the House of Representatives representing Ideato North/South Federal Constituency, has been appointed as the leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State. The appointment, announced by the PDP’s 27 Local Government Area Chairmen Forum in Imo State, positions Ugochinyere as the party’s highest-ranking elected official in the state.…
8 Dec
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared the purported expulsion of Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere from the party by the Umuopia/Umukegwu Ward Chapter in Imo State as null and void. According to the party's spokesman, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, the expulsion is not consistent with the express provision of Sections 57…
22 Nov
The 34 House of Representatives members who sponsored the bill to amend the 1999 Constitution to provide for a six-year single term for the president have resolved to reintroduce the bill. Rep. Ikenga Ugochinyere (PDP-Imo) said this in a statement in Abuja on Friday, following the rejection of the bill on Nov. 21 during plenary.…
17 Oct
The tenure of Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere, the federal representative for Ideato South in the National Assembly, faces uncertainty after a motion for his recall was introduced by Okechukwu Udenze, a member of the Imo State House of Assembly. This development occurred during a ceremony in Umuchima, where local stakeholders gathered to commend Governor Hope Uzodimma…
7 Sep
Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere, a member of the House of Representatives representing Ideato North South Federal Constituency, has rejected the validity of the recent People's Democratic Party (PDP) congress purportedly held in Rivers State. According to Ugochinyere, the event was not a legitimate congress but rather a social gathering hosted by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)…
21 Aug
Joe Ajaero is the President of the NLC A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere, representing Ideato North South Federal Constituency of Imo State, has urged the Nigerian Police Force to redirect its focus towards addressing the worsening insecurity in the country rather than summoning the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress…
17 Aug
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…
14 Aug
The representative of Ideato North South Federal Constituency in Imo State, Hon Ikenga Ugochinyere, has lauded Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Tajudeen Abbas, for his recent decision to withdraw the controversial Counter Subversion Bill and related draft legislation. The move comes in response to widespread concerns voiced by citizens across Nigeria. The…
7 Aug 2024
The Chairman of the House Committee on Downstream Petroleum, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere, has denied the story making the rounds that he bribed the Speaker of the House of Representatives with a whopping sum of $1.7 million to secure his plum job. Ugochinyere, representing Ideato North and South Federal Constituency of Imo State, described such talk…
7 Aug 2024
Civil Society Organizations in the oil and gas sector, has applauded the Speaker of House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, for dissolving the House joint adhoc committee of Downstream and Midstream Petroleum, saying the move has saved the institution of looming international embarrassment. The joint committee, headed by Rep. Ikenga Ugochinyere (Imo) and Rep. Henry Okojie…