IMO State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has vowed not to relinquish the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for Imo West senatorial district in next year’s general elections, insisting that he remains in the race.
He dismissed as a lie, suggestions that he would surrender his ambition to another candidate, following the ruling of an Abuja Federal High Court, declaring former governor, Rochas Okorocha, as winner of the party’s primary election.
The court, presided over by Justice Obiora Egwuatu, on October 29, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remove Uzodimma’s name and replace it with Okorocha’s on the grounds that Uzodimma did not win the May 18 primary election.
The state APC has since rejected the judgment, insisting that Uzodimma remained its candidate for the district.
This was re-echoed on Sunday, November 8, by Uzodimma after attending Mass at the Government House Chapel in Owerri, the state capital.
He stated: “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.”
