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The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to recognise former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha as the All Progressives Congress candidate for Imo West Senatorial District in the 2027 elections. The court ruled that Okorocha won the party's primary held on May 18, 2026, and directed INEC to replace Governor Hope Uzodimma's name with Okorocha's on the ballot. The ruling has been contested by the Imo State chapter of the APC, and Uzodimma has indicated plans to appeal. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has denied any involvement in the court judgment, describing allegations linking him to the case as mischievous. He also questioned why Uzodimma was afraid of the Rainbow Coalition, a political arrangement aimed at supporting President Bola Tinubu's re-election bid.
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