Efforts by the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan to pick up the senatorial ticket for Yobe North appeared to have met a brick wall as the current holder in the recently concluded primaries, Bashir Machina has vowed to never give it up.
In a letter addressed to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu on Tuesday, Machina said his commitment to his mandate for Yobe North Senatorial District is unequivocal
” I write to reaffirm that I remain committed to the mandate which I won at the primaries, and I have not in any form or manner communicated otherwise.
‘ I have been informed of a purported malicious, and mischievous report and insinuation to the contrary.Please note that I never at any time, signed or communicated in any form any intent to vacate the mandate, which was won at the primaries”
Senate President Lawan had lost the ticket after allegedly being drafted into the presidential race by top Party men.
He came a distant fourth behind the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, Rotimi Amaechi and Bola Tinubu who was declared winner after a landslide victory
Lawan has been a lawmaker in the National Assembly since 1999,first as member of the House of Representatives for two terms and second, the Senate.
