I’m Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has insisted that he remains in the race for the Imo West Senatorial District seat in the 2027 elections, dismissing suggestions that he would surrender his ambition to another candidate.
Uzodimma made the declaration on Sunday after attending Mass at the Government House Chapel in Owerri, where he described reports that he would relinquish his ticket as false.
“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,” he said.
The governor’s comments come days after a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remove his name as the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Imo West and replace it with that of former Governor Rochas Okorocha.
Justice Obiora Egwuatu delivered the judgment on October 29, 2026, ruling that Uzodimma did not emerge as the winner of the APC primary election conducted on May 18.
However, the APC in Imo State has rejected the ruling, maintaining that Uzodimma remains its candidate for the senatorial district.
At the Sunday gathering, Uzodimma urged residents to campaign for the APC and support its candidates across all elective positions.
He identified Patrick Ndubueze as the party’s candidate for Okigwe Senatorial District, himself for Orlu and Alex Mbata for Owerri Senatorial District.
“For the House of Assembly, it is APC. For the House of Representatives, it is APC,” the governor said.
He added that the party was the only political platform his supporters should campaign for in the forthcoming elections.
Okorocha welcomes court judgment
Meanwhile, Okorocha had described the court judgment removing Uzodimma as the APC senatorial candidate as a victory for the judiciary and democracy.
In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Sam Onwuemodo, the former governor commended President Bola Tinubu for providing an environment in which the judiciary and other institutions could function.
Okorocha described the judgment as a victory for the Constitution, the rule of law and the people of Imo State, particularly residents of Imo West Senatorial District.
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