The field is getting loaded as a Federal lawmaker representing Imo West district in the National Assembly, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has announced his intention to contest for presidency in 2023.
He made the announcement in a letter to the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan.
Senator Lawan read the letter at the commencement of Wednesday’s plenary at the Senate chamber of the assembly in Abuja.
Okorocha, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is the immediate past governor of Imo State.
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![[Press Statement] Further to its statement issued on Sunday, 22nd February 2026, on the conduct of the February 21 Area Council election in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Commission provides the following additional clarification regarding the issue of split polling units.](https://i0.wp.com/www.theconclaveng.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot_20260224_140524_WhatsAppBusiness-scaled.jpg?resize=218%2C150&ssl=1 "FCT polling units were split in February 2022")
