Supreme Court has affirmed Ahmed Lawan as the authentic Candidate of Yobe North Senatorial District.
The Supreme Court of Nigeria, in a lead majority judgment of three Justices against two, on Monday, set aside the judgement of the Court of Appeal Abuja Division, which had on November 28, 2022, affirmed Bashir Sherrif Machina as the authentic APC senatorial candidate for Yobe North in the forthcoming general elections.
The lead majority judgement was delivered by Justice Centus Nweze.
However, Justices Adamu Jauro and Emma Agim disagreed with the lead decision and consequently entered a dissent judgment, by dismissing the appeal of APC and affirming the concurrent findings of fact of the trial and appellate courts.
Recall that Justice Monica Dongban-Mensen, who presided over a 3-man panel of the appellate court, gave the affirmation in an appeal by the APC (appellant) challenging the decision of Justice Fadimatu Aminu of the Federal High Court Damaturu, which had on September 28, 2022, declared Bashir Sherriff
Machina as winner of the primary election organized by the party on May 28, 2022.