Former Governor Okorocha Guarantees Tinubu Victory in Imo State Following Senatorial Mandate Ruling
ABUJA — Former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is assured of a decisive electoral victory in Imo State during the 2027 presidential election, provided his own name is featured on the ballot as a senatorial candidate.
Okorocha made the assertion while addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, October 29, 2026, following a Federal High Court judgment that declared him the authentic All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Imo West Senatorial District.
The former governor argued that securing political victories in the South-East region requires calculated political strategy rather than emotional voting, urging leaders and voters across Ndigbo to form a strategic partnership with the governing administration.
“What is important to me now is how Asiwaju will be elected in Imo State,” Okorocha stated. “With my name coming on the ballot paper now, Asiwaju can be sure that his victory is given in Imo State. As Southeasterners, we are not going to politics now with emotions; we have to go to politics with strategy. Supporting Tinubu for Ndigbo is a strategic alliance.”
Addressing wider regional political dynamics, Okorocha cautioned against short-term political gambles and emphasized that the South-East must position itself effectively within the national political structure to secure long-term presidential prospects for the geopolitical zone.
The judgment—which set aside the nomination of incumbent Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma as the APC senatorial candidate for the district—has drawn immediate opposition from the Imo State Government and the state chapter of the APC, both of which have pledged to challenge the ruling at the Court of Appeal.
