Nigeria, May 17 -- Socialite and businessman Pascal "Cubana Chief Priest" Okechukwu has failed to secure the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for the Imo State House of Representatives seat.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that the businessman obtained the APC expression of interest and nomination forms to contest the Orsu/Orlu/Oru East Federal Constituency seat.

Cubana Chief Priest lost the ticket to the incumbent lawmaker, Canice Nwachukwu, during the primary election held on Saturday ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Mr Nwachukwu is seeking a second term in office after being elected in 2023.

According to Punch newspaper, the party conducted the primaries across the state's 10 federal constituencies using the Option A4 voting syste...