Mark Aba, Abuja
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, to stop presenting himself as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Imo West Senatorial District election scheduled for January 16, 2027.
Justice Obiora Egwuatu issued the order in a judgment in which he held that Uzodinma did not win the APC senatorial primary election conducted on May 18 and monitored by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The judge ruled that evidence presented before the court established that former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, secured the majority of votes cast during the primary and should be recognised as the winner.
Consequently, Justice Egwuatu ordered the APC to submit Okorocha’s name as its candidate for the Imo West Senatorial District seat in the 2027 general elections.
The court’s decision comes amid the dispute over the APC ticket for the senatorial district ahead of the forthcoming general elections.
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