Court Sacks Uzodimma, Declares Okorocha Winner Of APC Imo West Primary - Politics
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma 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 after ruling that Uzodimma did not win the APC senatorial primary conducted on May 18, 2026, and monitored by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In his judgment, the judge held that evidence presented before the court showed that former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha secured the majority of votes cast during the primary. The court consequently directed the APC to submit Okorocha’s name to INEC as its candidate for the Imo West Senatorial District election in the 2027 general elections. The ruling followed a suit filed by Okorocha against INEC over the commission’s publication of Uzodimma’s name as the APC candidate for the senatorial district. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1854/2026, also list...