61 Opposition Lawmakers back Ugochinyere for Minority leader

By Gift ChapiOdekina, AbujaA majority of opposition lawmakers in the House of Representatives have endorsed Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere as the Minority Leader-designate following the emergence of a vacancy in the position after the defection of the former Minority Leader, Kingsley Chinda, to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).Documents made available to journalists on Wednesday showed that 61 out of 81 opposition federal lawmakers signed a nomination backing Ugochinyere for the position