In a split judgement of three to two, the apex court affirmed Lawan as the authentic Senatorial candidate of the APC in Yobe North Senatorial district.
Justices Jauro and Agim further insisted that APC conducted an unlawful primary election as the May 28 primary election was not cancelled before June 9, 2022, which purportedly produced Lawan, describing it as illegal and a breach of section 285 of the 1999 Constitution.Reacting to the judgement, Lawan said the decision was a victory for the APC in Yobe, the entire country and democracy. His statement was contained in a post via his verified Twitter handle.
Audu, a staunch supporter of Machina, also said the judgement was unprecedented and unfortunate in the political history of Nigeria. Speaking to DAILY POST, a renowned scholar and Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, Dr Sam Amadi expressed surprise at the decision of the Supreme Court.
“The decision seems to suggest that whoever the party leader wants, they can impose as a candidate whether the person won primaries or not. Omotayo said it might affect transparency in the conduct of party primaries, noting that it is not going to contribute to the development of party politics in Nigeria.”When you look at the judgement, you can see that not all the justices in the five-man panel agreed; they did not agree on a point. It was three against two. I feel that the position of the minority led by Justice Adamu should have been the position because the decision by the majority led by Justice Nweze is based on technicality.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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