A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, to immediately stop presenting himself as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Imo West Senatorial District election slated for January 16, 2027.
Justice Obiora Egwuatu issued the order on Thursday after holding that Uzodimma did not win the May 18 primary election conducted by the APC and monitored by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The judge, in his judgment, held that evidence presented before the court proved that former governor Rochas Okorocha actually won majority of the lawful votes cast at the poll and should be published winner of the election.
Justice Egwuatu subsequently ordered the APC to forward Okorocha’s name as candidate of the APC in the 2027 general elections for Imo West Senatorial election and ordered the electoral body to publish his name.
The judgment appears to be a setback for Uzodimma, who is also the Chairman of Progressive Governors Forum, in his quest to return to the Senate where he served from 2011 to 2019.
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