In a split decision of three-to-two, the Supreme Court on Monday affirmed the nomination of the Senate President Ahmad Lawan as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Yobe North Senatorial District for the 25 February general election.

In the lead majority judgment, Justice Centus Nweze held that Lawan’s major challenger, Bashir Machina was wrong to have commenced his suit at the trial court via a writ of summons in view of his allegations that the APC acted fraudulently in transmitting Lawan’s name to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as it’s candidate.

Justice Nweze held the earlier decisions of the Federal High Court in Yobe and the subsequent one Court of Appeal in Abuja, affirming Machina as the APC candidate for Yobe North “were perverse and must be set aside.”

In his lead dissenting opinion Justice Adamu Jauro faulted the APC’s primary held on June 9, 2022,from which Lawan emerged as the party’s candidate.

Justice Jauro dismissed the appeal by the APC and awarded a cost of N3m against the party and in favour of Machina.

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https://thenationonlineng.net/breaking-supreme-court-declares-lawan-yobe-north-senatorial-candidate/

I think we should scrap courts in Nigeria.. lopsided judgements🤦🏿‍♂️

Can fergie or garfield get me a soft copy of the judgment?

I really want to know the logic behind this decision.

This is not how to build a country sha.

Many Nigerians are tired already and if APC buys this election through the courts, many Nigerians will leave the country for good

Immediately I saw the news of the judgment, I immediately called my agent at the NIS to ask about my passport. I’m getting tired already.

Abeg Nigerians make una vote out apc out in the coming elections so the new government can help us wash the supreme Court clean,they are not serving any useful purpose again they need to be over hauled
With the supreme Court judgment they are discouraging parry primaries returning our democracy to the primitive days