Hon. Bashir Machina is the authentic the winner of the Yobe North senatorial primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Machina had won the ticket after polling 289 votes in the primary election which was duly observed by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission and security agencies.
He has been at loggerheads with the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, following the latter’s attempt to claim the ticket after losing his bid for the party’s presidential slot. APC had submitted Lawan’s name as the candidate for the Yobe North Senatorial zone for 2023, prompting Machina to seek legal redress.
A Certified True Copy (CTC) of the report of INEC team sent to monitor the primary election signed by Omale Samuel, dated May 28, 2022, also showed that Machina polled 289 votes out of 300 delegates at the exercise.
‘I WON’T STEP DOWN FOR LAWAN’
Amid pressure on him to relinquish the ticket, Machina has insisted he would not step down for Lawan as the APC Senatorial candidate for Yobe North.
Speaking with Daily Trust, Machina said he has been approached by some people to relinquish the ticket, but that he would not.
The candidate said he was not opposed by any senatorial hopeful for the ticket because “I was the one that was qualified”.
“As far as I’m concerned, I contested for the Yobe north senatorial ticket and I won the election,” the candidate said. I was confirmed elected because there were other contestants but I was the one that was qualified. I happened to be unopposed.
“I am still the candidate; I have not withdrawn and I will not withdraw for anybody. I am being approached by some persons but I will not withdraw, Insha Allah.”
Yobe North: Bashir Machina & Ahmad Lawan, matters arrising.
Hon. Bashir Machina is the authentic the winner of the Yobe North senatorial primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Machina had won the ticket after polling 289 votes in the primary election which was duly observed by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission and security agencies.
He has been at loggerheads with the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, following the latter’s attempt to claim the ticket after losing his bid for the party’s presidential slot. APC had submitted Lawan’s name as the candidate for the Yobe North Senatorial zone for 2023, prompting Machina to seek legal redress.
A Certified True Copy (CTC) of the report of INEC team sent to monitor the primary election signed by Omale Samuel, dated May 28, 2022, also showed that Machina polled 289 votes out of 300 delegates at the exercise.
‘I WON’T STEP DOWN FOR LAWAN’
Amid pressure on him to relinquish the ticket, Machina has insisted he would not step down for Lawan as the APC Senatorial candidate for Yobe North.
Speaking with Daily Trust, Machina said he has been approached by some people to relinquish the ticket, but that he would not.
The candidate said he was not opposed by any senatorial hopeful for the ticket because “I was the one that was qualified”.
“As far as I’m concerned, I contested for the Yobe north senatorial ticket and I won the election,” the candidate said. I was confirmed elected because there were other contestants but I was the one that was qualified. I happened to be unopposed.
“I am still the candidate; I have not withdrawn and I will not withdraw for anybody. I am being approached by some persons but I will not withdraw, Insha Allah.”
©Maria Ude Nwachi.
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