Yobe North: Machina Alleges Plot to Forge Withdrawal Letter
POLITICS DIGEST- Winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election in Yobe North, Bashir Machina, has raised alarm over alleged attempt to forge a letter claiming he has withdrawn from the race.
Machina has been involved in a running battle with Senate President Ahmad Lawan for the ruling party’s ticket in Yobe North.
As a result of the back and forth over the issue, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had refused to list any candidate for Yobe North.
According to a statement issued on Tuesday, Husaini Isah, spokesman of Machina Campaign Organisation, said some desperate persons working for the Senate President have devised a scheme to deceive the public that the APC candidate is no longer interested in the race.
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“Information available to the Bashir Machina Campaign Organisation has it that some individuals have entered an unholy alliance with some compromised leaders to forge the withdrawal letter of Yobe North APC senatorial candidate, Bashir Machina, even after communicating formally to the party leadership affirming his stand not to step down for anybody,” the statement read in part.
Machina further reiterated his position that he would not step down, urging the entire public to ignore any purported withdrawal letter.
“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 person(s) involved,” the statement concluded.
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