Court Orders Uzodinma To Stop Parading Himself As APC Candidate For Imo West Senatorial District
The judge said evidence showed Rochas Okorocha won the APC primary and ordered INEC to publish him as the party’s valid nominee.
- On Thursday, the Federal High Court sacked Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma as the All Progressives Congress candidate for the Imo West Senatorial election. Judge Obiora Egwuatu ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to publish Rochas Okorocha for the January 16, 2027, vote.
- The court issued the order after determining that Okorocha, not Uzodinma, won the May 18 APC primary election monitored by INEC. Okorocha challenged the nomination in a suit against the current governor, who also chairs the Progressive Governors Forum.
- Justice Egwuatu held that evidence proved Okorocha won the majority of votes cast at the poll. The judge further directed Uzodinma to stop parading himself as the party's candidate, according to reports in The Punch.
- Uzodinma reserves the right to appeal the judgment, a case likely to reach the Supreme Court for ultimate resolution. If he prevails in the senatorial contest, he must resign as governor and forfeit the remaining six months of his tenure.
- This legal battle intensifies the long-standing rivalry between the two politicians. Their conflict dates back to 2020, when Uzodinma became governor following a Supreme Court judgment despite Okorocha backing another candidate to succeed him.
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Breaking: Court sacks Uzodinma as APC senatorial candidate for Imo West
According to the court, it was a former governor of the state, Senator Rochas Okorocha, who garnered the highest number of votes cast at the primary election and therefore ought to have been nominated by the party.
BREAKING: Court declares Okorocha winner of Imo West APC primary
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to publish the name of former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, as the All Progressives Congress candidate for the Imo West Senatorial District in the 2027 general elections. Justice Obiora Egwuatu also ordered the incumbent governor, Hope Uzodimma, to stop parading Read More: https://punchng.com/breaking-court-declares-okorocha-winner-of-imo-west-…
Court Orders Uzodinma To Stop Parading Himself As APC Candidate For Imo West Senatorial District
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, to immediately stop presenting himself as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Imo West Senatorial election slated for January 16, 2027.
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