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BREAKING: Court Sacks Senate President Ahmed Lawan As APC Senatorial Candidate For Yobe North

Court Sacks Senate President Ahmed Lawan As APC Senatorial Candidate For Yobe North, details can be accessed below.

BrandNewsDay reports that a Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu has ordered the All Progressives Congress (APC) to submit the name of Bashir Shariff Machina as the authentic candidate for Yobe North Senatorial District after affirming the 28th May 2022 primary election conducted by the party.

Justice Fadimatu Murtala, in a judgement delivered today in Damaturu, also nullified the parallel primary election of 9th June 2022 that produced President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan.

Counsel to the second dependant Kolawale Balogun told newsmen that his client would be appropriately advised on the next move.

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Court Sacks Senate President Ahmed Lawan As APC Senatorial Candidate For Yobe North

Meanwhile, recall that Adamu has announced Ahmed Lawan As APC Consensus Presidential Candidate, details can be accessed below.

BrandNewsDay Nigeria reports that a major crisis has hit the All Progressives Congress (APC) following the announcement of Senate President Ahmed Lawan as consensus presidential aspirant by the national chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu.

Adamu made the announcement at the meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) on Monday in Abuja.

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Other aspirants including Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Dr Kayode Fayemi and David Umahi, among others will, however, be allowed to contest the primary at the convention holding tomorrow at the Eagle Square, Abuja.

Details later…

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