The camp of Bashir Machina has described the Supreme Court judgement which recognised the president of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan as the authentic senatorial candidate for Yobe North as a daylight robbery.
A Deputy Campaign Coordinator and Yobe North Zonal Social Media for Bashir Machina campaign team, Nura Audu who made this claim while speaking to newsmen said the apex court judgement is unprecedented and unfortunate in the political history of Nigeria.
“The Supreme Court judgement was a daylight robbery, and very unfortunate in the political history of Nigeria.”
“Tension is high now,” he said, explaining further, he continued, “Ahmed Lawan neither obtained and filled the Senatorial aspiration form nor contested in the primaries.”
Asked about what the next line of action will be, he stated, “As Muslims, we believe in destiny; we will wait for what our leader would say before knowing what to do.”
Audu, who said he was in the court when the judgment was delivered, said in spite the court judgment, Machina’s supporters will not forsake him.
Meanwhile, Senator Ahmad Lawan reacted to the judgement by describing the verdict as a victory for democracy ahead of the February 25 polls.
“Let me begin by thanking God for his blessing and, of course, for what happened today at the Supreme Court on the judgment on Yobe North. This is a significant victory for the APC in Yobe and the APC in general across the country.” he said
