Chinda’s defection to APC organized crime, no court ruling can clean it up – Odinkalu

Former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Chidi Odinkalu, has reacted to the defection of Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Kingsley Chinda, from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Odinkalu, successful a station connected X connected Tuesday, described the improvement arsenic “organized crime,” insisting that nary tribunal ruling could warrant the circumstances surrounding Chinda’s determination to the ruling party.

His absorption comes amid contention surrounding the announcement by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, that Chinda had defected from the PDP to the APC.

The Speaker, during plenary connected Tuesday, work a missive notifying the House of Chinda’s defection.
However, the missive was dated April 23, 2026.

The improvement comes aft Chinda had already emerged arsenic the APC governorship campaigner successful Rivers State up of the 2027 election.

Following the announcement of his defection, Chinda resigned his presumption arsenic Minority Leader of the House.

Reacting, Odinkalu noted that Chinda was selected arsenic the APC governorship campaigner for Rivers State portion helium was inactive serving arsenic Minority Leader connected the level of the PDP.

According to him, efforts whitethorn beryllium made to legitimise the concern done the courts, but helium maintained that the circumstances surrounding the defection could not beryllium justified.

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