The Yobe North Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bashir Machina, has insisted that he won’t give up his ticket for the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan.
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Yobe senatorial candidate who refused to step down for Lawan eyes senate presidency
BAYO WAHAB
June 16, 2022 9:15 AM
Machina says he wants to go to the Senate to improve on Lawan’s performance, saying he might be the next Senate President.
Bashir Machina and Ahmed Lawan. (Pulse)
Bashir Machina and Ahmed Lawan. (Pulse)
The Yobe North Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bashir Machina, has insisted that he won’t give up his ticket for the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan.
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Lawan had contested for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket and lost to Bola Ahmed at the party’s primary election.
However, there have been reports that the Senate President following his loss at the primary is planning to return to the senate to continue to represent the people of Yobe North Senatorial District.
But Machina who secured the party’s senatorial ticket believes Lawan did not have a plan to return to the Senate.
We were lucky that our senator became the Senate President. By becoming the Senate President there’s nothing… Any Senator can be the Senate President. I may likely be the next Senate President. Who knows? I was in the National Assembly long before Ahmad,” said Machina who was first elected a Federal Lawmaker in 1990″. Machina said.
Machina explained that there’s nowhere in the APC guidelines that say the ticket should at any time be given to someone that didn’t participate in the primary.
He further said he has written to the APC to inform the party that he is in the race and he’s not willing to give up his ticket.
