By Sunday James
Incumbent Senate President has lost out as Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recognised Bashir Sherrif Machina as winner of All Progressives Congress primary for Yobe North Senatorial District ahead of the 2023 election.
Our impeccable source said, in the heat of the controversy surrounding who truly won the ticket, Machina stormed INEC’s office in Yobe State to obtain certified true copy of the primary election result which the commission monitored.
In the document, it was stated that Machina scored 289 votes out of the 300 votes cast by the delegates.
The document certified by the electoral office on June 23, 2022, did not mention Ahmad Lawan, the Senate President.
In a twist, the National Chairman of the ruling party, Senator Adamu had declared on a national television that the incumbent Senate President, Lawan participated in the primary, adducing this to why his name was submitted to INEC as the winner of the primary.
Machina has insisted that Lawan who took a shot at the presidential ticket of the APC did not participate in the primary.
Machina who claimed that he had been approached by some people to relinquish the ticket, has also vowed not to relinquish it.
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