Uzodimma vows not to surrender APC senatorial ticket
Updated 11:06 WAT, · first published 9 Nov 2026, 10:06 WAT · 9 outlets reporting
Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma rejected calls to relinquish his All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial ticket, describing suggestions that he would lose the nomination as a lie, according to The Sun. Speaking after attending mass at the Government House Chapel in Owerri, Uzodimma insisted that nobody could take the party's nomination away from him. Daily Trust reported that a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to remove Uzodimma's name as the senatorial candidate for Imo West on October 29, 2026, and replace it with former Governor Rochas Okorocha.
What we know
- Governor Hope Uzodimma refused to surrender his APC senatorial ticket
- Uzodimma spoke after attending mass at the Government House Chapel in Owerri
- A Federal High Court in Abuja ordered INEC to remove Uzodimma's name on October 29, 2026
- The court ordered INEC to replace Uzodimma with former Governor Rochas Okorocha
Sources
- 2027: I won’t surrender Senate ticket to Okorocha – Uzodimma – The Sun,
- 2027: I will never surrender my senatorial ticket to anyone - Uzodimma vows – Daily Post,
- I won’t surrender my senatorial ticket to anyone- Uzodimma – Nigerian Eye,
- Uzodimma: I won’t surrender my Senatorial ticket to anyone – Daily Trust,
- Nobody Can Take My Senatorial Ticket,v Uzodimma Declares – Leadership,
- Nobody can take my senatorial ticket from me – Uzodimma – P.M. News,
- I won’t surrender my senatorial ticket — Uzodimma – Vanguard,
- No way, I won’t surrender my senatorial ticket – Uzodimma – The Eagle Online,
- I’ll not surrender APC senatorial ticket despite court ruling – Uzodimma – Premium Times,
Updates
- – Now also reported by Premium Times
- – Summary updated with new reporting
- – Now also reported by The Eagle Online
- – Now also reported by Vanguard
- – Now also reported by P.M. News
- – Summary updated with new reporting
- – Now also reported by Leadership
- – Now also reported by Daily Trust
- – Summary updated with new reporting
- – Now also reported by Nigerian Eye
- – Story published - 2 outlets
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