Stephen Dunmoye
The Appeal Court in Abuja presided over by Justice Monica Dongban-Mensen has dismissed Ahmad Lawan’s appeal as it affirmed Bashir Machina the authentic candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, for the 2023 Yobe North Senatorial District election.
The court in is judgement dismissed Lawan’s appeal as lacking in merit.
The embattled Senate President had gone before the appellate court to challenge the judgement of a Federal High Court in Damaturu, which had on September 28, declared Machina as the bonafide flag-bearer of the APC for the impending senatorial election.
NEWSTODAYNG recalled that while Lawan picked the presidential form of the APC and participated in the primary election that was won by Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu, Machina contested and won his bid to takeover as candidate of the party for the senatorial contest.
Following his defeat at the presidential primary, Lawan urged Machina to relinquish the senatorial ticket to him, a request the latter blatantly refused.
Uncontentiously, Lawan, who had publicly declared that he had accepted his situation in good faith, still proceeded to the appellate court, where he also lost on Monday.