{"id":99804,"date":"2022-09-29T15:43:52","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T14:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=99804"},"modified":"2022-09-29T15:43:52","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T14:43:52","slug":"yobe-north-i-wont-appeal-judgement-lawan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/yobe-north-i-wont-appeal-judgement-lawan\/","title":{"rendered":"Yobe North: I won\u2019t appeal judgement \u2013 Lawan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that he will not appeal the judgment delivered on Wednesday by the Federal High Court, Damaturu, in Yobe State, with respect to the forthcoming Yobe North senatorial district election.<\/p>\n<p>Lawan said in a statement signed and released on Thursday that he had accepted the judgment of the court which disqualified his candidature and participation in the election.<\/p>\n<p>Lawan said, \u201cYesterday, Wednesday, September 28, 2022, the Federal High Court in Damaturu delivered judgment on the rightful candidate for Yobe North Senatorial District for the 2023 National Assembly elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe said judgement disqualifies my candidature and therefore my participation in the elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter due consultations with my political associates, supporters and well-wishers, I have decided not to appeal against the judgement. I accept the judgement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lawan further appreciated his governor and his constituency member for their support. He added, \u201cI 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.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cTo my constituents, I thank you all for your unflinching support, loyalty and unreserved commitment to the course of building our people and Yobe North Senatorial District and indeed Yobe State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to assure you that I will continue to serve you in my personal and any other capacity at all times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe 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,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Fadima Aminu at a Damaturu Federal High Court on Wednesday ordered the All Progressives Congress to forward the name of Machina to the Independent National Electoral Commission as the authentic winner of the primary, which was held on the 28\/05\/2022.<\/p>\n<p>Aminu described the primary election where Lawan emerged as the candidate as \u201cphantom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The continuity of Lawan\u2019s 23 years sojourn as a lawmaker was laid to rest after over four months battle over the controversial ticket of the All Progressive Congress ticket.<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that he will not appeal the judgment delivered on Wednesday by the Federal High Court, Damaturu, in Yobe State, with respect&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":95333,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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