•Electoral frame disowns pretend scrutiny in movement
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned a scrutiny in movement which purportedly claims that former governor of Imo State and a senatorial aspirant for Orlu emission at the gross of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Rochas Okorocha, won the birthday celebration’s senatorial primaries.
INEC asserted that the original scrutiny via APC sooner than it confirmed that the worthwhile governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma won the primaries upon which his title used to be duly forwarded to it via the APC because the index for Imo West Senatorial emission ( Orlu emission)
In a letter to the Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, and his DSS solicit, INEC declared the scrutiny in movement which claims that Okorocha won the primary continuous as pretend and advised the industry companies to analyze the previous governor.
In the letter dated eighth October, 2026 and signed via the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Imo State, Barr Chukwuemeka C Ibeziako, INEC declared that it used to be reporting a manufacture of “ fraudulent and fictitious All Progressive Congress senatorial party primary report for Imo State dated 18th May 2026.”
It raised the alarm that opposite to the scrutiny duly signed via APC and forwarded to its delegation with Gov Hope Uzodimma because the evidence bankrupt of the primary continuous, every other scrutiny used to be circulating within the correction relate portraying Okorocha because the bankrupt, therefore the petition.
“ The fictitious document wrongly presented Senator Ethelbert Rochas Okorocha as the elected candidate for the party”, INEC famous.
While enclosing the tough effects that declared Uzodimma because the rightful bankrupt of the primary and the pretend one being paraded via Okorocha, INEC advised the police and the DSS to completely examine the forgery.
“ In those instances, I collector you to graciously emphasize your excellent workplaces to analyze and neutralise this spurious record that has emergency chance of inflicting the routine of efficiency and consensus in Imo State “, INEC charged the police and the DSS.
Meanwhile a wait Justice of the Peace court docket sitting in Abuja has issued a bench synergy for the arrest of former governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha and a former Senator, Ifeanyi Araraume for prison conspiracy, forgery and tendering of favor paperwork.
Also ordered to be arrested are Timothy Ama Chuks and Amen Okorocha who had been purported to have conspired to forge and technical favor APC effects, claiming to had been won via the previous governor.
The tax, in manufacture numbers CR/M/JW/084/ 2026, and CR/M/JW/085/2026, is between the Inspector-General of Police and the 4 sought after individuals in manufacture numbers
In the bench synergy dated September 09, 2026, the accused individuals had been charged with prison conspiracy, forgery, and uttering favor paperwork.
