The South East Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senate Caucus has nominated the Senator representing Anambra Central, Uche Ekwunife, as the new Minority Leader in the Senate.
Ekwunife got the nomination following the defection of Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia South) from the opposition PDP to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
The letter introducing Ekwunife to the PDP National Chairman, Iyorcha Ayu by the South East PDP Senate Caucus was signed by the eight South East PDP Senate Caucus.
The eight senators from the South East caucus who signed the letter are Senator Ike Ekweremadu (Enugu West), Senator Chimaroke Nnamani (Enugu East) , Senator T.A Orji (Abia Central), Senator Sam Egwu (Ebonyi North), Senator Obinna Ogba ( Ebonyi Central), Senator Onyewuchi Francis ( Imo East), and Senator Michael Nnachi ( Ebonyi South).
The letter read in part: “Following the resignation of our senate minority leader, Senator Enyinnnaya Abaribe (Abia) from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, last week, we the under listed PDP senators of the South East zone hereby nominate Distinguished Senator Uche Lilian Ekwunife (Iyom) as a replacement for Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe as the position was zoned to the South East.
“Your Excellency, we humbly request that you kindly forward the name of Distinguished Senator Uche Lilian Ekwunife to the Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan as the Senate Minority Leader.“