The member, representing Ogbaru II constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon. Somtochukwu Udeze, has emerged as the new Speaker of the State House of Assembly.
Rt. Honourable Udeze emerged the Speaker on Monday, after he was unanimously elected by 30 members of the 8th Assembly at the State House of Assembly Complex in Awka, Anambra State capital.
His emergence followed his nomination by the member representing his Ekwusigo Constituency, Hon. Ikenna Ofodeme, and seconded by his Awka North counterpart, Hon. Chimezie Ikwunne.
At the same event, which attracted Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, and other personalities; the member representing the Awka South II Constituency, Hon. Chukwuma Okoye emerged as the Deputy Speaker of the House, following a voice vote by the lawmakers.
The duo were sworn in by the Acting Clerk of the House, Esther Aneto.
The new speaker, Hon. Udeze, is a third-term member of the State House of Assembly, having won his re-election to the House in 2023.
Rt. Hon. Udeze became lawmaker as a member of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA). He later decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on which platform he won his re-election to the House in 2019.
In 2023, Udeze also won his third election as a PDP candidate; but has just recently defected to APGA, just a few days to the inauguration of the House —a political calculation towards clinching the speakership position.
The position is ceded to Anambra North Senatorial Zone.
The Anambra State Governor and the Deputy Governor are from the Anambra South Senatorial Zone and Anambra Central Senatorial Zone respectively.
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