Ex-Gov Okorocha drags Uzodinma to court over senatorial ticket
Former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has dragged his predecessor, and incumbent governor of the state, Hope Uzodinma before the Federal High Court in Abuja over the APC ticket to represent Imo West at the Senate come 2027. Okorocha, who represented Imo West in the Senate between 2019 and 2023, is challenging the nomination […] The post Ex-Gov Okorocha drags Uzodinma to court over…
Former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has taken legal action against his successor, Governor Hope Uzodinma, over the appointment of Uzodinma as the APC candidate for the Imo West senatorial seat in the 2027 election. Okorocha, who previously represented the same constituency in the Senate from 2019 to 2023, is contesting the nomination of Uzodimma, alleging that he did not emerge as the valid winner of the party's primary election held in May.
The suit, filed on August 13, 2026, seeks to determine the validity of INEC's decision to publish Uzodinma's name as the winner and to declare Okorocha as the rightful nominee. The former governor argues that Uzodimma's eligibility to contest the election while serving as governor is in breach of Section 183 of the 1999 Constitution, which prohibits a sitting governor from holding another executive office or paid employment.
If granted, the court's decision could determine who is legitimately nominated to contest the senatorial election on January 16, 2027, alongside the House of Representatives and the presidency.
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