Yobe – Attempt by the current President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan,to return to the Senate in 2023 has hit the rocks as a Federal High Court ruled again that Bashir Machina is the authentic candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for Yobe Northh Senatorial district.
The court also in in a judgment judgment delivered on Wednesday in Damaturu by Justice Fadimatu Murtala, also nullified the parallel primary election of 9th June 2022 that produced President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan.
The court ordered APC to forward the name of Bashir Machina to the Independent National Electoral Commission (I NEC) as the authentic candidate for Yobe North senatorial district.
The judge described the primary election where Senate President Ahmad Lawan emerged as the candidate as “phantom”
INEC had last week published the names and details of all the candidates in the next year’s general elections but left Yobe North space blank
Justifying it’s decision, Festus Okoye, Chairman voter’s education to the commission said the place is left blank because the case is still in court.
He added that the commission will abide by any judgment about the matter.
Lawan participated in the presidential primary of APC that produced Bola Tinubu as candidate.
