Nwaogu: Supreme Court verdict won’t affect my 2027 bid

By Ugochukwu Alaribe
UMUAHIA — The candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, for Abia Central Senatorial District, Senator Nkechi Nwaogu, has urged her supporters to remain calm and steadfast, saying the recent Supreme Court judgment in INEC v. ZLP & Ors does not affect her candidacy.
Nwaogu’s campaign organisation, in a statement issued by its Director-General, Barr. Ekele Nwaohamuo, said the judgment had generated different interpretations and urged supporters to disregard commentaries capable of causing unnecessary anxiety among members.
The statement said the campaign organisation had studied the judgment in consultation with Nwaogu and legal professionals and concluded...