The Certified True Copy (CTC) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed Bashir Sheriff Machina as the winner of the Yobe North senatorial primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to a four-page CTC document obtained from the INEC in Damaturu, Bashir Sheriff Machina won the Yobe senatorial primary with 289 votes. In a 'cause list' presented before Justice Fadima Murtala Aminu at the Federal High Court in Damaturu yesterday, Jinjiri challenged the legality of Machina's victory. His counsel, Usman Lukman Nuhu, told our correspondent that his client was challenging Machina, the APC and INEC over exclusion. He said Jinjiri was deprived of the opportunity to participate in the senatorial primary despite his presence at the venue.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 26, 2022 01:18 UTC