Member, representing Ideato Federal Constituency , Imo State in the Federal House of Representatives, and Chairman, House Committee on petroleum downstream sector, Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the Action Peoples Party.
He defected along with members of other opposition parties at a ceremony held in his Constituency on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.

Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere d PDP
The event which was held at the St. Peter’s Field, Akokwa in Ideato North Local Government Area of the State, drew widespread attention and underscored the growing momentum of in0the national leadership of APP, led by its National Chairman, Uchenna Nnadi.
Playing host were members of the Imo State Interim Executive Committee, led by Hon. Ernest Njesi, who ensured the seamless integration of Rt. Hon. Ugochinyere into the party as their presence highlighted the unity and organizational strength of the party at both national and state level.
The state leader of APP, Mazi Chima Matthew Amadi, alongside members of The Mazi Organization (TMO), prominent among whom were Hon. Henry Onwukwe and Hon. Michael Crown Njoku.
