Former Deputy President of Senate, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, don talk say Thursday Supreme Court judgment on Electoral Act no disqualify am from contesting 2027 Delta Central Senatorial election.
Di statement come from im Special Adviser on Strategy and Communications, Mr Godwin Anaighe, on Saturday for Asaba.
Omo-Agege, wey be Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for Delta Central, said di judgment no make any order against am, and no pronounce am ineligible to contest di 2027 election.
According to am, di Supreme Court only restore Sections 77(5), 77(6), 77(7) and 84(2) of di Electoral Act 2026, wey concern party membership registers and candidate nomination.
He call di celebration by supporters of Sen. Ede Dafinone, di All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, as misplaced, as dem dey congratulate dia candidate over di judgment.
Omo-Agege said im name dey inside NDC membership register wey dem submit to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before May 10, and e appear on di commission published final list of candidates.
‘The distinction is straightforward: The Court ruled on the relevant provisions of the Electoral Act; it did not issue a candidate-specific ruling against Omo-Agege,’ he said.
Omo-Agege talk say turning di judgment into announcement say he out of race na political propaganda, no be accurate representation of di court decision.
He talk say he still focus on di 2027 contest for Delta Central, and he dey urge im political opponents to campaign on dia records and programmes.
‘If Dafinone wants the Senate seat, he should come to the field with his record, his programme and his arguments for another term,’ he said.
Omo-Agege talk say people of Delta Central go make dia choice at di appropriate time, and add say political celebrations no fit replace di electoral contest.
