Senate President Ahmad Lawan has accepted a federal High court judgment that ruled against him as the rightful candidate for Yobe North Senatorial District for the 2023 National Assembly elections.
The Senate President Ahmad Lawan Thursday noted that he decided not to appeal against the judgement after due consultations with his political associates, supporters and well-wishers, saying “I have. I accept the judgement.”
The Senate President made this known in a statement issued via his verified Twitter handle on Thursday 29th September 2022.
His statement reads:
“Yesterday, Wednesday, 28th September, 2022, the Federal High Court in Damaturu delivered judgement on the rightful candidate for Yobe North Senatorial District for the 2023 National Assembly elections.
The said judgement disqualifies my candidature and therefore my participation in the elections.
After due consultations with my political associates, supporters and well-wishers, I have decided not to appeal against the judgement. I accept the judgement.
At this juncture, I deem it appropriate to thank His Excellency, Senator Ibrahim Gaidam for the leadership role in the APC political family in Yobe State. I also thank His Excellency, Governor Mai Mala Buni for the support and brotherhood.
To my constituents, I thank you all for your unflinching support, loyalty and unreserved committment to the course of building our people and Yobe North Senatorial District and indeed Yobe State.
I want to assure you that I will continue to serve you in my personal and any other capacity at all times.
We journeyed together for a long time, and this journey will remain a life long journey. It has been a wonderful relationship and it can only get stronger. I am indebted to you all. Alhamdulillah,” he added.
Recall that the Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu, Yobe State Capital declared Bashir Sheriff Machina as the All Progressives Congress, APC’s authentic senatorial candidate for Yobe North in the coming 2023 National Assembly elections and directed INEC to accept and publish his name accordingly.
The senate president Ahmad Lawan since he contested for the APC presidential primary and lost, has been slugging it out with Machina to retain the senatorial candidacy of the zone which led to the court case.
But, in her verdict on Wednesday, the Judge affirmed Machina as the duly and validly elected Yobe North senatorial candidate for APC thereby upholding the May 28 primary election of the Party that produced him.