The Supreme Court of Nigeria has affirmed Ahmad Lawan as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Yobe north senatorial district.
On Monday, the highest court in Nigeria overturned a lower court’s ruling and barred Bashir Machina from running for senatorial seat.
In delivering the judgment, a three-judge panel of the Court agreed with the APC's position that the suit should have been filed as an ordinary civil case rather than by way of a summons because it contained allegations about fraud.
“The bedrock of the suit shows that there were allegations of fraudulent practices against the appellants,” Centus Nweze said.
“That the 1st respondent accused the APC of fraudulently substituting his name with that of Lawan.
“Where there is an allegation of fraud it should not be commenced by an originating summons.
“There was a need to call witnesses to prove allegations of fraud.”
