Supreme Court judgment didn’t disqualify me from 2027 race – Omo-Agege

Former Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, says Thursday’s Supreme Court judgment on the Electoral Act did not disqualify him from contesting the 2027 Delta Central Senatorial election.
This is contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Strategy and Communications, Mr Godwin Anaighe, on Saturday in Asaba.
Omo-Agege, the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for Delta Central, said the judgment did not make any order against him or pronounce him ineligible to contest the 2027 election.
According to him, the Supreme Court only restored Sections 77(5), 77(6), 77(7) and 84(2) of the Electoral Act 2026, which concern party membership registers and candidate...