Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, to immediately stop presenting himself as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Imo West Senatorial election slated for January 16, 2027.
Justice Egwuatu issued the order on Thursday after holding that Uzodinma did not win the May 18 primary election conducted by the APC and monitored by INEC.
The judge held that evidence presented before the court proved that former governor Rochas Okorocha actually won majority of the votes cast at the poll and should be published winner of the election.
Egwuatu subsequently ordered the APC to forward Okorocha’s name to INEC as candidate of the APC in the 2027 general elections for Imo West Senatorial election.
He also ordered INEC to immediately accept Okorocha as lawful candidate for APC and publish same.
The Judge found that most of the documents used to nominate Uzodinma were fabricated in breach of the 1999 Constitution and the Electoral Act.
Uzodinma is the incumbent Governor of Imo State, and his tenure will lapse on January 14, 2028.
