A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has delivered a judgment directing the All Progressives Congress to replace Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma with former Governor Rochas Okorocha as its candidate for the Imo West Senatorial District.
Justice Obiora Egwuatu issued the ruling after determining that the evidence placed before the court demonstrated that Hope Uzodinma did not win the primary election conducted on May 18, which had been monitored by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The court held that Rochas Okorocha secured the majority of valid votes cast during the exercise. Consequently, Justice Egwuatu ordered the ruling party to formally recognize Okorocha as the rightful winner of the primary ballot.
The judicial directive also commands the party leadership to submit Okorocha name to the electoral commission as the official standard-bearer for the Imo West Senatorial District ahead of the scheduled general elections.
Source reporting: Leadership — 0000-00-00 00:00:00
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