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Senate President, Lawan Makes U-Turn, Set To Appeal Judgement Declaring Machina As APC Yobe North Candidate

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Embattled Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, is set to file an appeal at the higher court to challenge the decision of the court which declared Bashir Machina as the authentic All Progressives Congress senatorial candidate of Yobe North, SaharaReporters has learnt.

Lawan had issued a statement after the initial court ruling which declared his purported June 9 senatorial primary election null and void, saying he had accepted the court verdict and would not appeal the decision of the court.

But in a dramatic twist of event, Lawan may succumb to pressures from some individuals within Yobe State Governor, Mala Buni’s government to appeal the judgement even though many lawyers opined that his appeal was a waste of time.

SaharaReporters gathered that Lawan has the support of Yobe State Chairman of the APC, Mohammed Gadaka, the state Secretary of the Party, Abubakar Bakabe, and the Chief of Staff to the Yobe State governor, Abdullahi Yusuf.

A competent source revealed to SaharaReporters that Lawan initially did not buy the idea of appealing the judgement, but some individuals who see Machina as a threat to their political career had been mounting pressures on him to agree and go on with the appeal.

“The anti-Machina group headed by the Chief of Staff to the governor who also headed the voided June 9 senatorial primary poll is shopping for another lawyer to file the appeal as they are not satisfied with the performance of Ahmad Raji at the Federal High Court,” the source revealed.

There had been controversy over the APC Yobe North senatorial ticket.

Machina won the primary election organised by the party in May 2022.

Meanwhile, Lawan participated in the presidential primary election organised by the APC in June but lost to former Lagos governor, Bola Tinubu.

Machina was asked to step down for Lawan but he insisted that he would not withdraw for the Senate President.

Amid the controversy, the APC submitted the Senate President’s name to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as its senatorial candidate for Yobe North.

Aggrieved, Machina instituted a suit asking the court to declare him as the authentic senatorial candidate of the APC for the 2023 election.

In the judgment delivered two Wednesdays ago, Justice Fadimatu Aminu nullified the parallel primary election that produced Lawan on June 9, 2022.

The judge also ordered the APC to forward the name of Machina to INEC as the authentic winner of the primary held in May.

Reacting in a statement, Machina described the judgement as a victory for justice, calling on all his supporters, and indeed the people of Yobe North, to remain peaceful, and not to react in the face of any provocation.

He further declared the judgement as “no victor, no vanquished” and called for an immediate reconciliation among the two groups that exist within the party in Yobe North.

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Rivers Crisis: Full List Of 8 Misconduct Allegations Against Governor Fubara

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The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, has initiated impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Deputy Ngozi Odu, issuing them a seven-day notice to respond to allegations of gross misconduct.

 

The Assembly cited eight specific allegations of gross misconduct as the basis for the move.

This is the third time Fubara and Odu would be facing impeachment proceedings from the Assembly since coming to office in 2023.

Attempts to impeach them in 2023 and 2025, amid political feuds between the Governor and his predecessor and erstwhile political god-father, now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, had been halted by presidential intervention.

Here are the allegations below:

1. Reckless and unconstitutional expenditure of public funds

2. Unconstitutional misappropriation of public funds

3. Hindering the Rivers Assembly from performing its constitutional duties

4. Illegal appointments of persons without screening by the House of Assembly as provided by the Constitution

5. Seizure of salaries and funds meant for Assembly members

6. Seizure of salaries of the clerk of the Rivers House of Assembly, Emeka Amadi

7. Refusal to implement provisions of the Constitution on financial autonomy of the legislature and the judiciary

8. Withholding of funds meant for the running of the Rivers House of Assembly Service Commission and hindering its activities

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2027: SDP Will Defeat APC and Tinubu, Declares Lilian Adebayo

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Lilian Adebayo, the wife of the 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, has said that the party will unseat the ruling All Progressive Party at the 2027 election if Nigerians are true to themselves.

 

Mrs Adebayo made this assertion known on Wednesday during an interview with journalists after an event in Abuja.

 

According to her, the opposition party has overcome its crisis after the expulsion of its former chairman, Shehu Gabam and others.

 

She said Nigerians should vote the APC out in the 2027 general election due to the hardship the party has plunged citizens into.

 

“There is always a crisis in the party; the SPD has been able to handle its own. The problems in the party have been resolved.

 

“He has a great chance of winning the election if Nigerians are honest with themselves. If Nigerians think that the ones they consistently vote for would move the country forward, they live in denial,” she concerning the husband.

 

Recall that SDP recently expelled Gabam and other party executives.

 

The party’s state chairmen on Wednesday urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the police to investigate Gabam over alleged misappropriation.

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Enugu Governor Peter Mbah Dumps PDP For APC

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In a significant political move, Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.

 

Mbah announced his decision during a televised broadcast in Enugu after weeks of speculation.

 

He said, “Today, after a long reflection, we have made the decision to leave the Peoples Democratic Party and join the All Progressives Congress.”

 

Mbah explained that his decision to join the PDP was informed by the need to reshape Enugu and reorganise the politics of the state.

 

“Today, I stand before you to announce a break from the past and to share a decision that will shape the road ahead. This concerns our values, how we organize ourselves politically and how we secure the future of our project and our people.

 

“Leadership sometimes demands painful decisions in the service of higher principles and goals. And there comes a time, when everyone must make a bold choice to determine their destiny.”

 

Ahead of the governor’s defection, all members of his cabinet had on joined the ruling party.

 

Governor Mbah’s Senior Media Aide, Dan Nwomeh, confirmed the mass defection in a video posted on his social media handles on Monday. In the video, several government officials were seen openly declaring their allegiance to the APC, chanting praises for President Bola Tinubu and affirming their commitment to the new party.

 

“Enugu State Cabinet Members join the APC with full chest along with Governor PN Mbah,” Nwomeh stated.

 

The officials, including commissioners and top aides, could be heard in the video declaring, “We are now in APC; tomorrow is here; it is APC all the way; it is Jagaban all the way; from top to bottom.”

 

The collective defection marks a significant political shift in Enugu State, which has been a PDP stronghold since 1999.

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