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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, has narrated how he pointed out a particular gap in the Electoral Act 2022, which led the Supreme Court to declare the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, a candidate.<\/p>\n

Sowore said he called the attention of the Nigerian lawmakers to it during its public hearing stage.<\/p>\n

His statement was contained in a post via his verified Twitter handle on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Recall that the Supreme Court recently announced Lawan as the authentic All Progressives Congress, APC, senatorial candidate for Yobe North.<\/p>\n

Sowore explained that Lawan was fraudulently declared a candidate in an election in which he did not contest the primaries because of the loophole.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the @nassnigeria public hearing on the \u201cElectoral Act 2022\u2032\u2032 I had a chance to tell Nigerian lawmakers the lacuna in the Electoral Act that got the Senate President, Lawan fraudulently declared a candidate in an election where he did not contest the primaries,\u201d Sowore tweeted.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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