AHMAD LAWAN HAS BEEN DECLARED APC’S YOBE NORTH SENATE CANDIDATE

Earlier today, the Supreme Court announced senate president, Ahmad Lawan, as the duly elected candidate to represent Yobe North through the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Senate.

Justice Centus Nweze, reading the lead judgment, faulted Bashir Machina for initiating the suit at the Federal High Court, Damaturu without oral evidence to prove allegations of fraud and by way of originating summons.

‘The bedrock of the suit shows that there were allegations of fraudulent practices against the appellants, that the 1st respondent accused the APC of fraudulently submitting his name with that of Lawan,’ Nweze said. ‘Where there is an allegation of fraud, it should not be commenced by an originating summons.’

Machina and Lawan have been in court since last year after the party primary elections declared Machina on 28 May to be the Yobe North candidate. However, Lawan was said to have won another party primary organized in June and asked Machina to step down.

The APC submitted Lawan’s name to the Independent National Electoral Commission but the commission refused to list either man as a candidate. In September 2022, the Federal High Court in Damaturu, Yobe State, asked both APC and INEC to declare Machina as a candidate.

Correspondentt Araba, Olawale Enifenilanfe reporting for

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