The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Imo State has maintained that Governor Hope Uzodimma remains its candidate for Imo West Senatorial District ahead of the 2027 general elections, despite a court ruling reportedly removing him from the race.
The party made its position known in a statement issued on Thursday by its State Publicity Secretary, Onwuasoanya FCC Jones, following reports that a Federal High Court in Abuja had replaced Uzodimma with former governor Rochas Okorocha as the party’s candidate.
The APC described reports of Uzodimma’s removal as unverified and accused opposition figures of circulating claims that he had been replaced.
It maintained that Uzodimma emerged victorious in the party’s senatorial primary election with overwhelming support from party members.
The statement read: “The All Progressives Congress is aware of some unverified reports making the rounds across many social media platforms and being circulated by renowned opposition figures about a purported change in the candidacy of our Party for Imo West Senatorial District.
“The party wishes to state without any confusion that His Excellency Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma, CON, 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.
“The party’s legal department shall study the outcome of a legal intervention in this matter and act accordingly.
“We 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.“
