A member of the House of Representatives from Imo State, Ikenga Ugochinyere, on Wednesday, defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Action Peoples Party (APP). He accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, of being responsible for the crisis in the PDP. Mr Ugochinyere also accused Mr Wike and his loyalists in the PDP of changing the executives of the party in Imo State and installing Austin Nwachukwu as its state chairperson. Another faction of the party backed by Mr Wike is being led by its Acting National Chairperson, Abdulrahman Mohammed. Meanwhile, Mr Ugochinyere has been critical of Mr Wike in recent times mainly due to his alleged role in the previous political crisis and current tension in Rivers State.

Source: The Guardian January 08, 2026 09:46 UTC