The Senator representing Imo East Senatorial District in the upper chamber of the National Assembly, Ezenwa Francis Onyewuchi, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The decision of Onyewuchi, who won the 2023 election into the Senate on the platform of the Labour Party (LP), to defect to the APC was read on the floor of the Senate by Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday.
The lawmaker, after his defection, also declared support for President Bola Tinubu and Governor Hope Uzodinma.
He said his decision was taken after due consultation with his family, supporters, constituent members and conscience.
The Imo East Senator added that his decision is due to the division and crisis in the Labour Party.
Labour Party: ‘Thieves Wanted To Dress Me In Their Dirty Coat’ – Hilda Dokubo
Nollywood actress cum politician, Hilda Dokubo, has continued to slam reports that she was suspended from the Labour Party (LP) at her ward in Asari Toru local government area (LGA) of Rivers state.
Naija News reported that the LP’s chairperson in Rivers, was reportedly suspended on Thursday by the party’s ward executive committee over financial misconduct.
The suspension was conveyed through a letter addressed to the LP’s chairman of Asari Toru and signed by the ward Chairman, Ajalamonia Ibama; the Secretary, Lole Amacheer; and the Treasurer, Emmanuel Ibamathe.
Other signatories to the letter include the Women Leader, Osaki Dieypiriye, and the Publicity Secretary, Osaki Dokubo.
The ward executives said the decision followed a thorough investigation into the allegations against the 54-year-old actress.
In a post via Instagram on Monday, Hilda Dokubo said she is grateful for her upbringing, stressing that some thieves had wanted to dress her in their dirty coat.
She also slammed ‘paid media’ and those pushing the false narrative about the purported suspension.