The defectors made their decision known in a letter addressed to and read by the House Speaker, Chief Uche Ugwu, during plenary at the Assembly Legislative Complex on Thursday, March 28, 2024.
Those who defected include Ejike Eze (Igbo-Eze North 1); Johnson Ugwu (Enugu North); Princess Ugwu (Enugu South Rural); Pius Ezeugwu (Nsukka West); Amuka Williams (Igbo-Etiti East); and Osita Eze (Oji River).
The lawmakers cited an alleged irreconcilable division and ongoing crisis within the Labour Party at the national and across all state chapters as the reasons for defection.
