The Senate President Ahmad Lawan has lauded the Judiciary for the judgment that has restored him as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Yobe North
With a split judgment of three to two, the Supreme Court on Monday restored the Senate President, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan as the Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC, for Yobe North Senatorial District.
The Apex Court in the majority judgment voided and set aside the judgments of the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal which affirmed Bashir Sheriff Machina as the APC candidate having won the May 28, 2022 senatorial primaries.
Lawan who reacted to the judgement on Monday in Abuja thanked God for his blessing and of what had happened at the Supreme Court.
“The judgement on Yobe North Particularly is a victory for APC in Yobe and generally APC across the country. What happened was democracy at work and the courts gave their various judgements and of course the Supreme Court gave the final judgement.
“I want to at this point to thank the Supreme Court and of course the judiciary generally for making this kind of judgement to strengthen our democracy because it is not only for politicians to work and strengthen democracy it is all of us and all the institutions that have to play their roles.
He also thanked his party the APC for taking the matter to the Supreme Court.
“Actually, as an individual, I didn’t go to the Supreme Court to seek for a redress but my party did and my people of Yobe North and Yobe State generally and many political associates and well wishers across the country and beyond that there had to be an appeal at the Supreme Court on this matter.
“So today it is a victory for all of us involved. I am the symbol but the victory is for our party the APC and for democracy.
“For you journalists you have been very wonderful especially the Senate Press Corps what can we do without you, where can we go without you.
The press Corps in the Senate has been one segment of our complex that gives out for the last four years authentic and valid information to the public on what we do.
“This 9th Senate has been a very productive Senate and our colleagues have shown interest in what hasbeen happening in this Senate.
“I thank all my colleagues in the Senate for the support and the love for the partnership and I want to recommit myself to ensuring that the leadership of the senate to continue to lead very well.
“We will always be appreciative of our colleagues who gave us the mandate to lead the 9th National Assembly.
“We will be looking at the 25th of February when the Presidential and the National Assembly elections will take place.
“By the grace of God Nigerians will Vote APC once again. On the 25th the presidential candidate of the APC Asiwaji Ahmed Bola Tinubu, jagaban Borgu will be voted in as President of Nigeria by the grace of God along side distinguish senator Kasim Shetima who is the vice presidential candidate.
“When it comes to the senatorial and House of Representatives, you know what it will be. It will be a landslide majority for the APC and the same thing for the House of reps.
“We will continue to give Nigeria leadership to continue with those programs and projects that we have been doing very well and rethink and retool those that we think we have not done very well. This I believe will make Nigeria better.”
