Ministerial Appointment: Nwajiuba Dump Accord Party For APC 24hrs After Nomination

Emeka Nwajiuba, the house of representatives member representing EHIME MBANO/ IHITE Uboma/ Ubowo Federal Constituency, who was recently nominated in the ministerial list, has defected from the Accord Party to the All Progressives Congress.

The defection of the lawmaker was announced by the Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Wase while reading a letter from the lawmaker.

Nwajiuba was nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari as a ministerial nominee and he has now decamped to the ruling APC.

The Deputy Speaker added that Toby Okechukwu would lead a delegation of the House to support Nwajubia for his screening at the Senate.

Recall that President Buhari had forwarded the list of the ministerial nominee to the Senate on Tuesday for screening.