The Supreme Court has affirmed Ahmad Lawan as the authentic candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Yobe North Senatorial District election.
In a majority judgment delivered on Monday, the apex court allowed the appeal filed by the APC against Bashir Machina’s candidacy.
Justice Centus Nweze criticised Bashir Machina’s strategy in the lead judgment for bringing the lawsuit to the Federal High Court Damaturu division without providing oral evidence to support the allegations of fraud.
Earlier, the Court of Appeal, Abuja division had affirmed the judgment of a Federal High Court in Damaturu, Yobe, which declared Bashir Machina as the genuine candidate for the APC for Yobe North Senatorial District.
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