IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Senate President Ahmad Lawan says he accepts a court verdict affirming Bashir Machina as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Yobe north senatorial district.
On Wednesday, the federal high court directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognize Machina as the APC candidate for the aforementioned senatorial district.
Justice Fadima Aminu said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should immediately publish Mr. Machina’s name as the ruling party’s candidate in the district’s 2023 National Assembly election.
The judge also said Mr. Machina was duly elected senatorial candidate for APC, consequently upholding the 28 May primary election of the party that was also certified by INEC.
Bashir Machina’s mandate was threatened by Senate President Ahmad Lawan, who tried to exploit his relationship with the party leaders to overturn an already certified primary election.