O.J. Aboje, counsel to former Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, has reacted to the Abuja Federal High Court judgment which removed incumbent governor, Hope Uzodinma, as the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate for Imo West Senatorial District.
The court, on Thursday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to publish Okorocha’s name as the authentic winner of the APC senatorial primary election.
Justice Obiora Egwuatu, who delivered the judgment, also restrained Governor Uzodinma from parading himself as the ruling party’s senatorial candidate for the January 16, 2027 election.
The court held that Uzodinma did not win the party’s primary election conducted on May 18, 2026.
Reacting to the judgment, Okorocha’s lawyer, who addressed journalists at the court premises, expressed excitement over the development.
He also declared that his client won the primary election, alleging that the ruling party wrongly submitted Uzodinma’s name to INEC as its candidate.
He said, “The court was convinced that the primary election was won by Rochas Okorocha but most unfortunately, APC forwarded the name of the wrong person. Someone who does not win in the election.
“The court decided that at this juncture, the party does not have the right to forward the name of someone who does not win the election.
“Okorocha won the election and the court has ordered his name to be published. We give God the glory and we congratulate Rochas Okorocha and the people of his zone.”
