Tinubu has broken Imo’s shackles — Okorocha hails court judgment

Former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has praised President Bola Tinubu following a Federal High Court judgment recognising him as the All Progressives Congress candidate for Imo West Senatorial District, saying the ruling has broken the shackles holding the state.
Okorocha spoke on Thursday while hosting his legal team after the judgment delivered by Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja.
The court ruled that Okorocha won the APC senatorial primary conducted on May 18, 2026, and ordered the party to submit his name to the Independent National Electoral Commission as its candidate for the January 16, 2027 senatorial election. The court also directed Governor Ho...