Breaking: Supreme Court Gives Yobe North APC Senatorial Ticket to Lawan Alex Enumah in Abuja In a split judgment of three to two justices, the Supreme Court on Monday declared Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, as candidate o
In a split judgment of three to two justices, the Supreme Court on Monday declared Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, as candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the February 25 Senatorial election for Yobe North Senatorial District.
According to Nweze, the lower courts lacked the necessary jurisdiction to hear the suits because it was commenced by originating summons, adding that the dispute in the case was one that cannot be resolved without oral evidence, especially in proving allegations of fraud. They held that the lower courts were rights in declaring Machina as rightful candidate for the Yobe North election since, Ahmad Lawan never participated in the APC primary held on May 28, 2022, when he withdrew voluntarily to participate in the presidential primary held on June 8, 2022.
Justices Jauro and Agim therefore deemed the conduct of the second primary held on June 9 as illegal.