{"id":3384,"date":"2026-10-29T14:49:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T14:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/uzodimma-remains-our-imo-west-candidate-apc-insists\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T14:49:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T14:49:14","slug":"uzodimma-remains-our-imo-west-candidate-apc-insists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/uzodimma-remains-our-imo-west-candidate-apc-insists\/","title":{"rendered":"Uzodimma remains our Imo West candidate, APC insists"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"285\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Uzodimma-remains-our-Imo-West-candidate-APC-insists.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Uzodimma remains our Imo West candidate, APC insists\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Uzodimma-remains-our-Imo-West-candidate-APC-insists.jpg 285w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/uzodimma-107x107.png 107w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Emmanuel Iheaka<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Imo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has insisted that Governor Hope Uzodimma remains its candidate for Imo West Senatorial District in the 2027 general elections, despite a Federal High Court judgment declaring former governor Rochas Okorocha the winner of the party\u2019s senatorial primary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The court, sitting in Abuja, had on Thursday declared Okorocha the winner of the primary and ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise him as the APC candidate for the district.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the party\u2019s state Publicity Secretary, Onwuasoanya FCC Jones, maintained in a statement that Uzodimma won the primary with the majority of votes cast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the party\u2019s legal department would study the outcome of the court proceedings and take appropriate action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe party wishes to state without any confusion that His Excellency, Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma, remains the candidate of our party for Imo West Senatorial District, having won the primaries of our great party with the overwhelming support of the majority of our party members,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe party\u2019s legal department shall study the outcome of a legal intervention in this matter and act accordingly,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The APC spokesperson urged party members and supporters to remain focused and continue working towards the party\u2019s success across constituencies in the state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe urge our teeming party members and supporters of our great party to remain focused and undistracted and remain committed to working assiduously for the victory of our party across all constituencies in the state,\u201d Jones said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conflicting positions follow the legal dispute between Okorocha and Uzodimma over the APC ticket for Imo West ahead of the 2027 elections.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/10\/uzodimma-remains-our-imo-west-candidate-apc-insists\/\">Uzodimma remains our Imo West candidate, APC insists<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Emmanuel Iheaka The Imo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has insisted that Governor Hope Uzodimma remains its candidate for Imo West Senatorial District in the 2027&hellip; 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