Nura Audu, a Deputy Campaign Coordinator and Yobe North Zonal Social Media for Bashir Machina campaign team has described the Supreme Court judgement which recognised the president of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan as the authentic senatorial candidate for the zone as devastating to anyone committed to justice and fairness.

Audu, a staunch supporter of Machina tagged the judgment as unprecedented and unfortunate in the political history of Nigeria.

Speaking exclusively with The PUNCH over the phone, he said, “The Supreme Court judgement was a daylight robbery, and very unfortunate in the political history of Nigeria.”

“Tension is high now,” he said, explaining further, he continued, “Ahmed Lawan neither obtained and filled the Senatorial aspiration form nor contested in the primaries.”

Asked about what the next line of action will be, he stated, “As Muslims, we believe in destiny; we will wait for what our leader would say before knowing what to do.”

Audu, who said he was in the court when the judgment was delivered, said in spite the court judgment, Machina’s supporters will not forsake him.
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan hailed the judgment of the apex court, and described the verdict as a victory for democracy ahead of the February 25 polls.

Lawan, while speaking to journalists at the Senate Guest House in Maitama, praised the APC leadership for taking it upon itself to approach the Supreme Court following the Court of Appeal’s decision, recognising Bashir Machina, as the party’s senatorial candidate.

He partly said, “Let me begin by thanking God for his blessing and, of course, for what happened today at the Supreme Court on the judgment on Yobe North. This is a significant victory for the APC in Yobe and the APC in general across the country.”
Lawan, in his appreciation post, also thanked his political party for fighting tooth and nail for his victory.

Delivering the judgment, three out of a five-member panel agreed with the APC that the suit at the trial court ought not to have commenced via an originating summons since it contained allegations of fraud.

In the lead judgement, Justice Centus Nweze faulted Machina’s approach, commencing the suit by way of originating summons, without adducing any oral evidence to prove allegations of fraud raised.

Nweze noted, “That the first respondent accused the APC of fraudulently substituting his name with that of Lawan. Where there is an allegation of fraud it should not be commenced by an originating summons. There was a need to call witnesses to prove allegations of fraud.”


In its majority decision, the apex court also set aside the decision of the Appeal Court, Gombe Division, which affirmed the decision of the trial court that declared Machina the senatorial candidate for Yobe North.

But in a dissenting decision by Justices Emmanuel Agim and Adamu Jauro, the apex court said Lawan never participated in the APC primary, as he withdrew voluntarily to participate in the presidential primary held on June 8, 2022.

https://punchng.com/lawans-supreme-court-victory-daylight-robbery-machina-camp/

Akpabio showed him the blue print
It's a shame what the Supreme Court of the land has become.

Nigeria doesn't have a judiciary
The excellent one the British left went to the dogs long ago

The villagers using Wisdom to dispense Justice under the Village Square tree understand Justice more than the Supreme court

The Nigerian Supreme court is more dangerous than Boko Haram and the Bandits

The often heard allegation that Supreme court Judges are members of Evil and destructive Cults to which they give their full allegiance and Loyalty is now looking very true

This is a complete perversion of justice and I condemn it in totality.

How do you expect to raise citizens that are patriotic and willing to lay down their lives for country if you keep perverting the course of justic with such recklessness? I can't imagine how this man is feeling right now, and the Lawal guy will be wherever he is smiling and reading congratulatory messages from NIGERIANS.

This is another dark moment for democracy in this country.

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Broad day robbery by the supreme Court

Corrinthians:
This is a complete perversion of justice and I condemn it in totality.

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do you want to kiss me

Nigerians know na, but yet nothing will happen

Nigerians love suffering

God forbid APC

The good people of Nigeria has rejected APC and its presidential fossils. "Pablo Escobar & Osama Biladen"

Only their mummified slaves would vote for them.

Lol

Injustice arriving like a thunderbolt.


Court is turning to Cult

the Supreme Court judgement which recognised the president of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan as the authentic senatorial candidate for the zone as devastating to anyone committed to justice and fairness.

The supreme court have lost it's respect and glory a long time ago. Their justice is now for the highest bidder.

Anyway, this is just a brotherly and fraternal fight and contest. Nothing concern me

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God will surely deliver us from the evil people that doesn't want this country to move forward. Injustice everywhere.

Lawal did not participate in the primary election,how can u win an election without being on the ballot?

How did someone that didn’t participate in the primary monitor by inec becomes the right candidate?

Under APC, Supreme Court turned to Supreme Fraud!

Our SC is for sale to the highest bidders

Thief thief thief!

In Nigeria The Confidence of Victory by Politicians is not on the Electorates but on the Rotten and injustice of the Judiciary.

Watch out for more Supreme Court Senators,Representatives ,Governors and Probably President .

Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria My Country ...

When parties dey do primary, you nor do for senatorial because you dey eye food wey Tinubu won chop. Nai Tinubu put pepper for your eyes. You con dey spin the winner of the senatorial primary to step down for you, he no gree. You give am better offers, he reject the offers. Nai court declare you winner of primary election wey you no participate.

The judiciary na banza. Very nonsense judgment.

We are only safe in God's hand.

The worst judicial ruling..
As terrible as the nonsense supreme court argeument that foisted Hope Uzodimma on Imo people..

Its really sad for Machina.

Ahmed Lawan has sat like a fat frog in House of Reps and Senate since 1999...nothing to show for it.

Call yourself a pious Muslim and ruthlessly cheat someone so blatantly.

This is an injustice