O.J. Aboje, suggest to former Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, has reacted to the Abuja Federal Prime Courtroom judgment which got rid of incumbent governor, Hope Uzodinma, because the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate for Imo West Senatorial District.
DAILY POST studies that the court docket, on Thursday, ordered the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee, INEC, to submit Okorocha’s title because the original winner of the APC senatorial number one election.
Justice Obiora Egwuatu, who delivered the judgment, additionally restrained Governor Uzodinma from parading himself because the ruling birthday party’s senatorial candidate for the January 16, 2027 election.
The court docket held that Uzodinma didn’t win the birthday party’s number one election carried out on Might 18, 2026.
Reacting to the judgment, Okorocha’s legal professional, who addressed reporters on the court docket premises, expressed pleasure over the improvement.
He additionally declared that his shopper gained the principle election, alleging that the ruling birthday party wrongly submitted Uzodinma’s title to INEC as its candidate.
He stated, “The court docket was once satisfied that the principle election was once gained through Rochas Okorocha however maximum sadly, APC forwarded the title of the incorrect individual. Any individual who does now not win within the election.
“The court docket made up our minds that at this juncture, the birthday party does now not have the suitable to ahead the title of anyone who does now not win the election.
“Okorocha gained the election and the court docket has ordered his title to be revealed. We give God the distinction and we congratulate Rochas Okorocha and the folk of his zone.”