An Abuja Federal High Court orders Hope Uzodinma to stop presenting himself as the APC’s Imo West senatorial candidate and directs INEC to recognise Rochas Okorocha instead. The ruling follows a dispute over the APC primary used to determine the party’s candidate for the Imo West senatorial district.
Across the reports, judges state that Uzodinma did not win the APC primary on which INEC based its publication, and that Okorocha secured the majority of votes cast. Several outlets identify the presiding judge as Obiora Egwuatu and describe the court’s order as “sacking” Uzodinma from the Senate ticket, while also instructing INEC to publish or recognise Okorocha as the candidate.
Some outlets focus on the legal outcome and what it means for the candidate list ahead of the next electoral cycle, while others also highlight the reaction from the APC. Daily Post Nigeria reports that the APC in Imo State rejects the court order and says Uzodinma remains its candidate, underscoring that the dispute continues beyond the judgment.
