Valentine Ozigbo accused Supreme Court of bias for upholding Ukachukwu as APC candidate 

Aspirant  of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State, Mr Valentine Ozigbo has accused the Supreme Court of bias after failing to clinch APC ticket.

Valentine Ozigbo, who defected to the APC from the Labour Party in February, contested in the APC’s governorship primary election in Anambra State on 5 April, but lost to a former House of Representatives member, Nicholas Ukachukwu.

Ozigbo had challenged the outcome of the APC primary election in various courts, including the Supreme Court which, on Monday, reportedly affirmed Ukachukwu as the APC’s candidate in the November election.

But reacting to the judgement, Ozigbo said Supreme Court delivered judgement on his appeal without proper examination.

He said: “On Monday, under intense pressure from anti-democratic forces, our Supreme Court bowed, not to truth or justice, but to fear.

“Under the shadow of intimidation, our lawyers were silenced, and our case — a case of truth, merit, and hope — was denied a hearing,” he wrote.

“They (Supreme Court) announced their verdict without listening, decided without examining, and declared without conscience.”

The politician said although he wrote with a “heavy heart” about the judgement, he remained unbroken.

“I refuse to despair. Because I know something (that) courts cannot silence — the voice of conscience, the power of faith, and the will of a people who will not bow to the darkness.

“We will not bow. We will not surrender. We will not let darkness write our destiny,” he stated, assuring that he would continue to fight on without bitterness and violence.

Mr Ozigbo stressed that the battle to reverse the election of Mr Ukachukwu as APC candidate was not his personal battle, but a “struggle for every Nigerian who believes that truth still matters.”

“So I stand today, not defeated, but determined. God is just starting with us, and we will be vindicated soon.

“Let history record that when others chose silence, we spoke up; when others compromised, we stood. That in the face of injustice, we did not curse the darkness — we lit a candle,” he said.

“And as we hold that candle high, let the world see that our faith is stronger than their fear.”