In a surprise judgement, the Supreme Court has ruled that Senator Ahmad Lawan is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Yobe North Senatorial District election, thereby sealing the fate of the new kid on the block who won one of the primaries, high court and Court of Appeal., Mr. Bashir Machina.
It is the second of such judgments after former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godwill Akpabio, was endorsed by the same court as APC candidate.
The court allowed the appeal filed by the APC against Bashir Machina’s candidature.
The APC challenged the nomination of Machina insisting that Lawan, was its authentic candidate for the Yobe North Senatorial District.
Meanwhile, the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has said that the judgement delivered on Monday by the Supreme Court on the disputed All Progressives Congress(APC) Yobe North Senatorial ticket was victory for his party APC and democracy.