Yobe: More trouble for Lawan as senatorial candidate denies stepping down for him

The Yobe North Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bashir Machina, has raised the alarm over an alleged plan to forge his signature on a letter stating that he has voluntarily withdrawn from the race to pave way for the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan.

According to Machina’s campaign organisation, some persons within the party are bent on manipulating the candidacy of the senatorial district.

A statement by the organisation spokesperson, Husaini Isah, on Tuesday, said such an act was unfortunate.

The statement read in part, “Information available to 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.

“It is sad and indeed unfortunate that after all the cries and alarm raised by the campaign organisation exposing a sinister plot to subvert the will of people of Yobe North, some mischievous elements are hell-bent and determined to carry out their criminal offence.

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

Machina further reiterated his position that he is not stepping down and any letter of withdrawal received is not from him. Punch