Uzodinma: Okorocha's lawyer excited as courtroom orders INEC to publish ex-gov's title as APC candidate

O.J. Aboje, counsel to former Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, has reacted to the Abuja Federal High Court judgment which eliminated incumbent governor, Hope Uzodinma, because the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate for Imo West Senatorial District.

DAILY POST experiences that the courtroom, on Thursday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to publish Okorocha’s title because the genuine winner of the APC senatorial main election.

Justice Obiora Egwuatu, who delivered the judgment, additionally restrained Governor Uzodinma from parading himself because the ruling celebration’s senatorial candidate for the January 16, 2027 election.

The courtroom held that Uzodinma didn’t win the celebration’s main election performed on May 18, 2026.

Reacting to the judgment, Okorocha’s lawyer, who addressed journalists on the courtroom premises, expressed pleasure over the event.

He additionally declared that his consumer received the first election, alleging that the ruling celebration wrongly submitted Uzodinma’s title to INEC as its candidate.

He mentioned, “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 courtroom determined that at this juncture, the celebration doesn’t have the appropriate to ahead the title of somebody who doesn’t 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.”