Valentine Ozigbo has been disqualified by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s screening committee Ozigbo who is running for the Anambra south senatorial seat was kicked out of the race for submitting his nomination form late The five-man screening committee also disqualified two other aspirants, Chuma Nzeribe and Obinna Uzor 

Anambra - The senatorial ambition of Valentine Ozigbo, the former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last Anambra election was cut short on Monday, May 2.

A PDP five-man screening panel chaired by Victor Okorie claimed that Ozigbo was disqualified to continue in the senatorial race for submitting his expression of interest and nomination forms after the deadline set by the party, The Cable reports. 

A report from the panel said the former gubernatorial candidate told the panel that he was waiting for the Supreme Court's ruling to void the Anambra election so that he can emerge as governor. 

The PDP chieftain was said to have submitted his nomination form late (Photo: Valentine C Ozigbo) Source: Facebook 

The panel added that banking on this possibility, the PDP chieftain had concluded that there will be no need to submit the form if the apex court ruled in his favour.

 However, the court's verdict did not swing Ozigbo's way and by the time he submitted the form, it was late.

The panel's report read:

“Ozigbo told the committee that he was awaiting the Supreme Court Judgment in SC/CV/240/2022 and SC /CV/241/2022, that if the Supreme Court annuls the election he would become the governor.

“On that basis, he concluded that there would be no need to submit the Senatorial form within the specified time, on April 27, the Supreme Court upheld the contemplated litigation. Unfortunately, by the time he submitted the Form, he was already out of time."