Court Adjourns Case Challenging Substitution Of Machina With Lawan

The Presiding Judge Fadimatu Murtala Aminu adjourned the case to 12th September 2022.

Talking with journalists outside the court, Lawyer to Machina, Ibrahim Bawa, SAN stated:

“We are here before Federal High Court Damaturu in respect of a case filed by Shariff Machina against the APC and Ahmad Lawan for Yobe North Senatorial election.

The matter came up today, the defendants have not filed their processes except they have filed notices of preliminary objections. we were served with the notices this morning.

The Court has given them time to file their counter affidavits to the originating process. So, the matter couldn’t go on because they are not yet ready. As soon as they file their responses, we are expected to file ours as well.

The matter is therefore adjourned to 12th Sept, 2022 on which all the processes and responses would have been in and the matter will go on for hearing by the grace of God.”

On the substantive matter before the court, Bawa said Machina is requesting that the court prevent APC and INEC from sending the name of Lawan who didn’t take part in the primary election.

Bawa said:

“We are asking the court in our originating surmons to declared that, the APC cannot send the name of Ahmad Lawan who didn’t participate in the primary election of the APC for Yobe North Senatorial District.

“The court should direct the APC to send the name of the plaintiff, my client Machina and INEC to be directed to accept and fill him as a candidate of part for Yobe North Senatorial District”