Awka, Anambra State – October 29, 2025
Valentine Ozigbo, a leading aspirant for the Anambra State governorship under the All Progressives Congress (APC), has vowed to continue his political struggle despite a disappointing verdict from the Supreme Court.
In a passionate statement titled “UNBROKEN: WE WILL NOT BOW TO DARKNESS”, posted today on X , Ozigbo denounced the Supreme Court’s dismissal of his appeal, which challenged the APC’s nomination of Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu for the upcoming November 8, 2025, governorship election.
Ozigbo, who defected from the Labour Party to the APC in February 2025 to pursue his gubernatorial ambition, alleged that the Supreme Court succumbed to “intense pressure from anti-democratic forces” and “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,” Ozigbo declared. “They announced their verdict without listening, decided without examining, and declared without conscience.”
Describing the ruling as “a deep wound to Nigeria’s democracy,” Ozigbo lamented what he called a “captured judiciary in urgent need of redemption.” Yet, despite the setback, he struck a defiant tone, insisting that “courts cannot silence the voice of conscience, the power of faith, and the will of a people who will not bow to darkness.”
“We will not bow. We will not surrender. We will not let darkness write our destiny,” he vowed. “We will continue to fight — not with bitterness, but with purpose; not with violence, but with vision; not for power, but for Nigeria’s soul.”
In his address, Ozigbo framed the battle as a collective moral struggle that transcends partisan politics. “This battle was never mine alone,” he wrote. “It is the struggle of every Nigerian who believes that truth still matters, that light still breaks through, that our nation can still be redeemed.”
Citing Martin Luther King Jr., he added, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”
The statement, accompanied by a striking image of Ozigbo addressing supporters in a blue outfit and red cap beneath a banner reading “Ka Anambra Chawapu” (“Let Anambra Shine Brighter”), conveyed resilience and faith amid political adversity.
“Let history record that when others chose silence, we spoke up; when others compromised, we stood,” Ozigbo wrote. “That in the face of injustice, we did not curse the darkness — we lit a candle. And as we hold that candle high, let the world see that our faith is stronger than their fear. We are valiant. We are unbroken. We are not done.”
