Yobe North: Supreme to determine Lawan's fate on February 6

• Published date: 01 February 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

The Supreme Court has adjourned till February 6 for judgment on the dispute over the actual candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yobe North Senatorial District in the forthcoming election.

The Senate President, Ibrahim Lawan and Bashir Sheriff Machina are each laying claim to being the party's candidate.

A five-member panel of the court presided over by Justice Centus Nweze chose the date after taking arguments from lawyers to the APC and Machina.

The appeal filed by the APC is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which affirmed an earlier judgment of the Federal High Court, affirming Machina as the party's candidate.

Lawyer to the APC, Sepiribo Peters claimed that the primary election conducted on May 27, 2022 won Machina is unlawful on the grounds that it was conducted by unlawful people.

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