(Left) FCT Minister Nyesom Wike; (Right) Member of the House of Representatives Ikenga Ugochinyere.. CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
Tensions among opposition ranks have increased ahead of the 2027 elections as a result of PDP Chieftain Daboikiabo Warmate’s harsh attack on Ikenga Ugochinyere, charging the outspoken congressman of treachery and party fraud. “Ikenga Ugochinyere is nobody,” said Daboikiabo Warmate, dismissing Ugochinyere’s influence. With all of my responsibilities, I say it. That power is not his. I told you that I discuss the PDP constitution, not my thoughts, feelings, or opinions. He asserts that influential party leaders are responsible for the lawmaker’s position. “I challenge Ugochinyere to deny that he would have been a member of the House of Representatives but for Wike and Anyanwu. Warmate said, “I challenge him to a public debate.”
Warmate further denounced Ugochinyere, accusing him of using dishonesty to maintain an opulent lifestyle. That’s how Ugochinyere consumes food. He finances his lifestyle beyond his income in this way. One or two people he likes would pay him money when he came to talk trash. He claimed that his trade involves propaganda, blackmail, and lying. Given that Ikenga Ugochinyere has been a prominent critic of the party leadership and a contentious figure who has been the subject of suspension and expulsion attempts that were later ruled invalid by the party’s National Working Committee, the altercation underscores growing divides within the PDP. Regarding the 2027 elections, these internal disputes show how difficult it will be for the opposition to stand as a unified front against the ruling party.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>