Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has insisted that he will not surrender his All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial ticket to anyone ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Uzodimma made the declaration on Sunday after attending a church service at the Government House Chapel in Owerri, the state capital.
He dismissed suggestions that another person could take over his ticket, insisting that he remained committed to the APC and its candidates in the forthcoming elections.
“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,” the governor said.
He also urged residents to support the APC, declaring that his political camp would not work with any other political party.
“Go and campaign for the party, our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). There is no other political party we are going with,” he said.
Uzodimma further identified the party’s preferred candidates for the senatorial seats across the three zones of Imo State.
He named Patrick Ndubueze for Okigwe Zone, himself for Orlu Zone and Alex Mbata for Owerri Zone.
The governor’s comments come amid a dispute over the APC senatorial ticket for Imo West.
A Federal High Court in Abuja had ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, as the APC candidate for the district after ruling that he won the party’s primary election.
The court also faulted INEC’s recognition of Uzodimma as the party’s candidate.
Okorocha had instituted the suit challenging Uzodimma’s emergence as the APC candidate for the 2027 senatorial election.
Uzodimma’s latest declaration signals his determination to retain his senatorial ambition despite the dispute surrounding the party’s ticket.
