Breaking: Yobe North- FHC Sacks Lawan, Orders APC, INEC To Recognize Machina

A Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu has put to rest the much contested Yobe North Senatorial District conteste between, senate president Ahmed Lawan and Bashir Machina, as the court ruled in favour of Machina and ordered APC to submit his name to INEC.

 

Newsonline reports that the court also ordered the All Progressives Congress (APC) to submit the name of Bashir Shariff Machina as the authentic candidate for Yobe North Senatorial District after affirming the 28th May 2022 primary election conducted by the party.

 

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Justice Fadimatu Murtala, in a judgment delivered today in Damaturu, Yobe State also nullified the parallel primary election of 9th June 2022 that produced President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan.

 

Counsel to the second dependant Kolawale Balogun told newsmen that his client would be appropriately advised on the next move.

 

Details later…