Key Takeaways
- Former APC National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje visited Rochas Okorocha in Abuja on Thursday to congratulate him after a court declared him the Imo West senatorial primary winner.
- Justice Obiora Egwuatu ruled that Okorocha won the most votes in the May 18 primary and ordered the APC to submit his name to INEC.
- The Imo State Government rejected the judgment and vowed to challenge it at the Court of Appeal.
A former All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, paid a congratulatory visit to former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, at his Abuja residence on Thursday.
Naija News reports that the visit followed a Federal High Court judgment in Abuja that declared Okorocha the winner of the APC primary for Imo West Senatorial District.
Ganduje said he was delighted to learn of the judgment, describing it as a deserved victory for the former governor.
“I was excited when I heard the judgment. It is a well-deserved victory and a vindication of your struggle,” he told Okorocha.
Okorocha thanked the former APC chairman for the visit, describing him as a true friend and brother who stood by him in difficult times.
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, had earlier on Thursday ordered Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, to stop presenting himself as the APC candidate for the Imo West senatorial election slated for January 16, 2027.
