Court orders Uzodinma replaced by Okorocha as APC Imo West candidate

A Federal High Court in Abuja removed Hope Uzodinma as the APC senatorial candidate for Imo West and ordered INEC to replace him with Rochas Okorocha. The judge ruled that Uzodinma did not win the May 18 primary, Okorocha did, and the APC's submission of Uzodinma's name was unlawful.

Pidgin: Federal High Court for Abuja don remove Hope Uzodinma as APC senatorial candidate for Imo West and order INEC make dem replace am with Rochas Okorocha. Judge talk say Uzodinma no win the May 18 primary, na Okorocha win am, and how APC submit Uzodinma name na illegal.

How this affects you: Hope Uzodinma can no longer be the APC candidate for the Imo West senatorial election on 16 January 2027 and must stop parading himself as such; Rochas Okorocha is now the candidate.