Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, to immediately stop presenting himself as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Imo West Senatorial District in the January 16, 2027 election.
The judge issued the order on Thursday after ruling that Uzodinma did not win the APC senatorial primary conducted on May 18 and monitored by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Delivering judgment, Justice Egwuatu held that evidence before the court showed that former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, secured the majority of votes cast in the primary.
The court subsequently ordered the APC to forward Okorocha’s name to INEC as its candidate for the Imo West Senatorial District election in 2027.
