{
  "id": 19127762,
  "title": "2027: I will never surrender my senatorial ticket to anyone - Uzodimma vows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/2027-i-will-never-surrender-my-senatorial-ticket-to-anyone-uzodimma",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T08:33:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/09/2027-i-will-never-surrender-my-senatorial-ticket-to-anyone-uzodimma-vows/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma has firmly declared that he will not cede his senatorial ticket to anyone. The governor's stance was made known on Sunday, following his participation in a Mass at the Government House Chapel in Owerri, the capital city of Imo State. His remarks came in response to rumors suggesting he might lose the All Progressives Congress, APC, senatorial race in the upcoming 2027 general elections. \"If they tell you that I will hold this ticket and somebody will collect it and give it to another, tell the person it is a lie,\" Uzodimma asserted. He emphasized that his political team would not endorse any other political party, urging residents to rally behind the APC. The governor also announced Patrick Ndubueze as the party's candidate for the Senate in the Okigwe zone. This declaration follows a recent ruling by a Federal High Court in Abuja, which ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to remove Uzodimma from the APC candidate list for Imo West Senatorial District, replacing him with former governor Rochas Okorocha.",
  "summary": "Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma has vowed not to surrender his senatorial ticket to anyone. Uzodimma made the vow on Sunday after attending Mass at the Government House Chapel in Owerri, the state capital. He was reacting to speculation that he would lose his All Progressives Congress, APC, senatorial bid in the forthcoming 2027 general […] 2027: I will never surrender my senatorial ticket to…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}