Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, will not be contesting in next year’s senatorial election on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) following a court order from the Federal High Court in Damaturu, Yobe State on Wednesday directing APC and the National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise Bashir Machina as Yobe North senatorial candidate of the party.
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The presiding judge, Justice Fadima Murtala Aminu, nullified the parallel primary election that produced the Senate President, Lawan, on June 9, 2022.
The judge also ordered the APC to forward the name of Machina to INEC as the authentic winner of the primary held in May.
The judgement was coming weeks after Machina distanced himself from notice of withdrawal from the race which has since gone viral.
A copy of the notice obtained by PUNCH showed a letter allegedly written by Machina addressed to the party’s National Chairman stating his withdrawal from the Yobe North senatorial race.
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