Court Rules Rochas Okorocha to Replace Uzodinma as APC Candidate
The Federal High Court has ruled that Hope Uzodinma is no longer the senatorial candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Imo West. Justice Obiora Egwuatu ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to replace Uzodinma with Rochas Okorocha, the former governor of Imo State.
The court found that Uzodinma did not win the primary election held on May 18, which was monitored by INEC. The judge stated that evidence presented in court demonstrated that Okorocha received the majority of votes cast during the primary.
Consequently, Justice Egwuatu mandated the APC to submit Okorocha's name as the candidate for the upcoming 2027 general elections for the Imo West Senatorial seat. The INEC has scheduled the Presidential, Senatorial, and House of Representatives elections for January 16, 2027.
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