The Immediate past aviation minister, and serving Senator Stella Oduah, on Friday in Abuja said it is a misinterpretation in the media, reports, that made reference to a Supreme Court judgment, which suggested her sack alongside other federal lawmakers from Anambra State. Specifically, the media reports stated that the Supreme Court had directed the replacement of Oduah and other federal lawmakers from the state, insisting that their nomination to contest in the 2015 election was wrong. Oduah in a statement issued by her Press Secretary, Cynthia Ferdinand, stated that the report in the media was misleading as the apex court did not order the withdrawal of her certificate of return. The Press Secretary explained that the judgement of the Supreme Court posited that it was only the National Executive Council of a political party that had the legal right to sponsor candidates in an election. According to the statement, “It is pertinent to note that this is a mere misinterpretation of the Supreme Court rulings and”Ž should be disregarded in all entirety”Ž. “The Supreme Court did not order the withdrawal of the Certificates of Return issued by the Commission. “It did not hold that the faction of the PDP had the right to sponsor candidates for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). “It did not equally authorise the Commission to substitute our clients with the individuals whose names were on the list improperly allowed by the Commission, “Series of the judgment of the Supreme Court of Nigeria states that it is only the National Executive of the party that has the vires to sponsor candidates.”
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