A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to publish former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha because the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial major for Imo West….
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to publish former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha because the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial major for Imo West.
Justice Obiora Egwuatu additionally ordered Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma to instantly cease presenting himself because the APC candidate for the Imo West Senatorial District election scheduled for January 16, 2027.
The decide issued the orders after ruling that Uzodinma didn’t win the APC major carried out on May 18 and monitored by INEC.
In his judgment, Justice Egwuatu held that proof offered earlier than the court docket established that Okorocha secured the vast majority of votes solid within the major and was subsequently entitled to be recognised because the winner.
The court docket consequently directed the APC to submit Okorocha’s identify to INEC as its candidate for the Imo West senatorial election within the 2027 basic elections.
Justice Egwuatu additional ordered INEC to instantly publish Okorocha’s identify because the winner of the get together’s major.
The ruling is a setback for Uzodinma within the contest for the APC ticket in Imo West forward of the 2027 basic elections.
