The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, to right away cease presenting himself because the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Imo West Senatorial District election scheduled for January 16, 2027.
Justice Obiora Egwuatu issued the order on Thursday whereas delivering judgment in a go well with difficult the end result of the APC major election performed on May 18 and monitored by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The choose held that the proof earlier than the court docket established that former Imo State governor Rochas Okorocha secured the vast majority of votes forged within the major and should be recognised as its winner.
Consequently, Justice Egwuatu directed the APC to submit Okorocha’s identify as its candidate for the Imo West Senatorial District seat within the 2027 common elections.
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