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JUST-IN: Supreme Court Affirms Ahmed Lawan As Yobe Senatorial Candidate

W.N YEMI by W.N YEMI
February 6, 2023
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The All Progressives Congress’s candidate for senator in Yobe North, Ahmad Lawan, has been upheld by the Supreme Court.

The apex court accepted the appeal made by the APC against Bashir Machina’s candidacy in a majority decision rendered on Monday.

The apex court accepted the APC’s appeal against Bashir Machina’s candidacy in a decision issued on Monday.

It will be recalled that while Lawan, picked the presidential form of the APC and participated in the primary election that was won by Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu, Machina contested and won his bid to takeover as candidate of the party for the senatorial contest.

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Following his defeat at the presidential primary, Lawan urged Machina to relinquish the senatorial ticket to him, a request the later blatantly refused.

However, in the face of the controversy, the APC submitted Lawan’s name to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as its senatorial candidate for Yobe North.

This is a developing story…

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