Senate President Ahmad Lawan has lost out as the Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu has ordered the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise Bashir Machina as the candidate for Yobe North senatorial candidate.
Bashir Machina’s mandate was threatened by Senator Lawan who tried to exploit his relationship with the party leaders to overturn an already certified primary election.
Justice Fadima Murtala Aminu ordered the APC to forward the name of Machina to INEC as the authentic winner of the primary, which was held on the 28/05/2022.
The judge described the primary election where Senate President Ahmad Lawan emerged as the candidate as “phantom”.
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