Court Sacks Nigerian Senate President Ahmed Lawan

Court has sacked Nigerian Senate President Ahmed Lawan.

Newsone reports that a Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu, the capital of Yobe State in northern Nigeria, has sacked the Nigerian Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, as the senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Yobe North Senatorial District.

This online news platform understands that the court ordered the APC, Nigeria’s ruling party, 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.

In a judgment delivered today, Wednesday, September 28, 2022, in Damaturu, Justice Fadimatu Murtala, also nullified the parallel primary election of 9th June 2022 that produced President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan.

Meanwhile, Newsone Nigeria reports that the Counsel to the second dependant Kolawale Balogun told journalists that his client would be appropriately advised on the next move.