Retail
  • Home
  • News
  • 2023 election
  • Governance
  • National Assembly
  • Presidency
  • Foreign
  • Privacy Policy
No Result
View All Result
Premium Politics
No Result
View All Result
Home APC

Senatorial ticket: Candidate kicks as APC submits Lawan’s name

by Marcus Amudipe
June 18, 2022
in APC
Reading Time: 2 mins read
Senatorial ticket: I accept court judgement, says Lawan

Ahmad Lawan

0
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The name of the Yobe North All Progressive Congress senatorial candidate, Bashir Machina, has been replaced with that of the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, as seen on the list of Yobe senatorial candidates sent by the party to the Independent National Electoral Commission.

According to the list obtained by The PUNCH on Friday, the name of Machina was missing on the list submitted to the INEC.

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE

10th NASS: Northern group warns Tinubu against ‘unscrupulous elements’

Ex-Zamfara gov Yari ‘unaware’ of NASS leadership zoning

The name on the list included Ibrahim Gaidam as the APC candidate for Yobe East, Lawan as the candidate for Yobe North, and Mohammed Bomai for Yobe South.

Machina, the Yobe North Senatorial candidate, had consistently said that he would not step down for Lawan and recently wrote the party’s chairman, Adamu Abdullahi, to reiterate his decision.

There have been online reports that Lawan who lost his presidential bid to Bola Tinubu was seeking a return ticket to the Senate and the duo have been battling for Machina’s senatorial ticket.

I’m still running’

Meanwhile, Machina has said that he hasn’t stepped down for anyone, noting that his name must have been illegally removed from the list of senatorial candidates in his state.

Machina, who spoke to journalists at a press briefing on Friday night, said he would seek redress from the National Working Committee of the party for such an illegal and undemocratic move.

He said, “As you all know, I am the APC senatorial candidate for the Yobe Senatorial District. I scored 289 votes in an election which was held free, fair, peaceful and harmoniously

“Going by the guidelines of the senatorial or National Assembly, primary elections for 2023 general election were held according to the Electoral Act. Ballots were cast transparently and openly. On the day of the primary elections as scheduled, I emerged the winner. We submitted the results to the national headquarters of my party, the APC

“Ironically, this evening, I heard from credible sources that my name was misrepresented. My name was removed from the list sent by the party to the Independent National Electoral Commission. I don’t know whether erroneously or deliberately so.

“For the avoidance of doubt, I remain the senatorial candidate of Yobe North senatorial district duly elected on the platform of the APC.

“I did not withdraw for anybody and will not withdraw because that is as a matter of right. Removing my name; I consider is very undemocratic, illegal and of course inhuman.”

Machina said he would check with the party and if true, he would seek redress in the court.

He added, “I will check; I will take measures first by reminding and appealing to my party. If this action is truly done erroneously, it should be corrected. And if it is deliberate, we are actually seeking for redress from the National Working Committee of our party under the leadership of Senator Abdullahi Adamu.”

Tags: Ahmad LawanAPCBashir Sheriff Machina
ShareTweetSend
ADVERTISEMENT
Previous Post

Ekiti poll: INEC begins e-transmission of results

Next Post

Tinubu will substitute Masari before August – Campaign DG

Related Posts

Bola Ahmed Tinubu
APC

10th NASS: Northern group warns Tinubu against ‘unscrupulous elements’

May 22, 2023
Senate adjusts 2023 budget, extends implementation
APC

Ex-Zamfara gov Yari ‘unaware’ of NASS leadership zoning

May 16, 2023
All Progressive Congress
APC

Ondo APC suspends 31 members

May 13, 2023
Kashim Shettima
APC

Why Tinubu favours Southern speaker for 10th NASS – Shettima

May 13, 2023
APC

Oyetola confident APC will bounce back in Osun

May 12, 2023
Why APC NASS zoning arrangement's reinforces injustice and inequality - Akeredolu
APC

NASS leadership: Akeredolu warns APC against zoning injustice

May 10, 2023
Next Post

Tinubu will substitute Masari before August – Campaign DG

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recent News

Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Group urges Tinubu to pardon Igboho, Kanu, El-Zakzaky;;

by Alade Abayomi Adeleke
May 30, 2023

Governor Samuel Ortom

Benue ex-gov Ortom to get N25m allowance, life pension — Report

by Alade Abayomi Adeleke
May 30, 2023

Why I prefer Mallam over His Excellency – Jigawa gov

Why I prefer Mallam over His Excellency – Jigawa gov

by Alade Abayomi Adeleke
May 30, 2023

Nigeria is back to 2015 era with Tinubu - LP

Nigeria is back to 2015 era with Tinubu – LP

by Marcus Amudipe
May 30, 2023

Premium Politics

© 2023 Premium Politics

Navigate Site

  • Home
  • News
  • 2023 election
  • Governance
  • National Assembly
  • Presidency
  • Foreign
  • Privacy Policy

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • 2023 election
  • Governance
  • National Assembly
  • Presidency
  • Foreign
  • Privacy Policy

© 2023 Premium Politics

Go to mobile version