A two-term member, representing Ugwunagbo Constituency in Abia State House of Assembly, Munachim Alozie, has announced his resignation from the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
The Lawmaker also resigned from his position as the Majority Chief Whip of the State’s Assembly.
Recall that Alozie was elected twice on the platform of the PDP during 2015 and 2019 general election held in Abia State.
Disclosing the development in a letter addressed and read by the Speaker, Rt Hon Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji, Tuesday, during the plenary, Alozie, thanked the leadership of the State House for its support and cooperation while he held sway as the Chief Whip of the house.
The Abia lawmaker hinted that his action was necessitated by his defection to another political party after the concluded PDP primaries held across the state.
He urged his colleagues to join hands together, irrespective of party affiliations so that they could take Abia to greater heights.
Following Alozie’s resignation, the Speaker announced Thomas Nkoro as the new Majority Chief Whip of the house.
He made this known during the Assembly’s plenary session Wednesday in Umuahia, the State’s capital.
Orji hinted that the emergence of Nkoro to succeed Alozie, followed due consultation with members and leadership of the State’s House of Assembly.