Nigeria: Imo PDP Lawmaker Under Attack for Denying Sponsoring Controversial Law

18 September 2020

A lawmaker representing Oguta state constituency, at the Imo state House of Assembly, Frank Ugboma, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Friday came under heavy criticisms for denying sponsoring the controversial Administration of Criminal Justice Law, No 2, 2020.

Ugboma in Owerri, came out to make a volte-face regarding section 484 of the law, which was alleged to have given power to a governor of a state to detain a person.

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