Court don sack Governor Hope Uzodimma as di APC candidate for Imo West Senatorial District, and declare former Governor Rochas Okorocha as di winner of di ticket. Channels Television, BBC and Punch Newspapers all report di ruling on Thursday, 29 October 2026.
Punch describe di decision as one wey nullify Uzodimma Senate ticket. BBC report am under di angle say di court sack di Imo governor as senatorial candidate for di APC, while Channels Television put di focus on di declaration of Okorocha as di winner.
Details like which court give di judgment and wetin di judges tok no dey inside di reports wey dey available.
Okorocha no be new name for Imo politics. Him serve as governor of Imo State from 2011 to 2019, and na politician and businessman di reports describe am as.
Di former governor also dey known for Rochas Foundation, di non-governmental organisation wey e start in 1998 to carry di educational needs of children wey no fit pay school fees. Three years after di foundation start, Rochas Foundation College come into existence.
From di first five centres, di college spread go Owerri, Ibadan, Jos, Kano and Ogboko, wey be di hometown of di founder, before e later reach Sokoto, Zaria, Calabar, Enugu, Bauchi and Yola. Report say di school get over 13,000 students nationwide, 4,000 don graduate, 1,000 of dat number don finish university while 3,000 still dey undergraduate.
Di graduates come form one alumni body wey dem call Rochas Foundation Old Boys Association, ROFOSA.
For di Senate seat matter, wetin di reports establish be say court nullify di ticket wey Uzodimma carry as APC candidate and declare Okorocha winner.
