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  • Yobe North: Why I won’t appeal against my disqualification – Lawan

    Yobe North: Why I won’t appeal against my disqualification – Lawan

    President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, says he won’t appeal against the judgement of the Federal High Court, Damaturu, which disqualified him from the Yobe North Senate Seat of the National Assembly in 2023 poll.

    Lawan said in a statement on Thursday in Abuja that he has accepted the judgement in good faith.

    “Yesterday, Wednesday, Sept. 28, the Federal High Court in Damaturu delivered judgement on the rightful candidate for Yobe North Senatorial District for the 2023 National Assembly election.

    “The said judgement disqualifies my candidature and therefore my participation in the elections.

    “After due consultations with my political associates, supporters and well-wishers, I have decided not to appeal against the judgement. I accept the judgement.

    “At this juncture, I deem it appropriate to thank His Excellency, Sen. Ibrahim Gaidam for the leadership role in the APC political family in Yobe. I also thank His Excellency, Gov. Mai Mala Buni for the support and brotherhood,” he said.

    Lawan added: “To my constituents, I thank you all for your unflinching support, loyalty and unreserved commitment to the course of building our people and Yobe North Senatorial District and indeed Yobe.

    “I want to assure you that I will continue to serve you in my personal and any other capacity at all times.

    “We journeyed together for a long time, and this journey will remain a life long journey. It has been a wonderful relationship and it can only get stronger. I am indebted to you all. Alhamdulillah.”

  • Yobe North: Some cabals are trying to forge my withdrawal letter – Machina

    Yobe North: Some cabals are trying to forge my withdrawal letter – Machina

    Bashir Machina Campaign Organisation for Yobe North Senatorial District  (BMCO) has raised an alarm that some cabals are trying to forge the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate’s letter of withdrawal.

    This development was made known via a statement signed and released by the BMCO spokesperson, Mohammed Isah on Tuesday evening.

    In the letter addressed to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Machina stated that some individuals are bent on removing him from the senatorial race.

    The statement reads in Part “some individuals have entered an unholy alliance with some compromised leaders to forge the withdrawal letter of Yobe North APC senatorial candidate, Hon. Bashir Sheriff Machina even after communicating formally to the Party leadership affirming his stand not to step down for anybody.

    “These mischievous elements are hell-bent and determined to carry out their criminal offence, after all the cries and alarms raised by the campaign organisation exposing the sinister plot to subvert the will of the people of Yobe North.

    “It has eventually come to light in this untidy business of forged withdrawal letters, that some compromised leaders have become slaves to corruption and criminality in Nigeria.

    “We want to reiterate that Bashir Machina’s letter dated 13th June, which was sent to the National Chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Adamu still stands and any attempt to forge his withdrawal letter would be treated as a pure criminal offence irrespective of the calibre of the person(s) involved.”

    Recall that INEC had affirmed Machina as the winner of the Yobe North Senatorial primary election.

    However, there have been reports of pressure on Machina to step down for the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, who lost in the APC presidential primary.