Bashir Machina had insisted he won’t step down for Lawan.

Bashir Machina has vowed to seek legal redress after his name was substituted with that of Senate President Ahmad Lawan as the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Yobe North.

According to a signed list of candidates sighted by Channels Television, the Senate President’s name was listed as the APC flag bearer for the seat.

The recent move comes after Machina, who clinched the APC ticket for the district, vowed not to step down for Lawan.

Lawan had contested but lost the party’s presidential primary held earlier in the month with Machina claiming he was being pressured to relinquish his ticket for the lawmaker.

But in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today earlier in the week, he vowed not to step down. According to him, the Senate President did not have plans to contest for the post.

“I’m sure he did not plan to go back to the National Assembly. That is why he contested for the presidency and lost. This is democracy. The space is free,” Machina said.

“A certain period of time was given for people to want to contest. Timetables were set, guidelines were produced by the parties, and eventually, elections were held.”

https://www.channelstv.com/2022/06/17/yobe-north-machina-vows-to-seek-legal-redress-after-lawan-was-named-as-candidate/

THIS IS NEITHER A VALID, NOR GENUINE DOCUMENT.

It is just a piece of paper with names and who knows if the signature is authorized.

ANYBODY COULD HAVE COME UP WITH THIS PRANK TO TEST THE WATER. NO LETTER HEAD, JUSTA PLAIN SHEET OF PAPER.

That’s good seek legal redress and take your mandate back.

No doubt that he will win.

Internal politics remain one of the fastest ways to kill a political party

Yawns....

lol this APC no jus wan get dere shiiit right shey na every election dem wan dey get no candidate issue ni....

They have slapped this one face

LOL

Hmmm

For me oo.. I don't understand the kind of system we practice in Nigeria. If there's any law that nobody will stay in govt morethan 10yrs. I think that will be better.

Daylight robbery.. Watched the guys interview on channels tv and he was confident his mandate won't be tampered with

Ex-Machina movie I know
Who be dis wan?

Mmm

APC as usual don scam my guy comot

Barking Dog

How can someone contest for two elective positions at the same time. Is it legal? Is it ethical? I hate nonsense!

Easy case to win!

Too bad for a so called democracy.

What has this country turn into? Someone that did not contest taking the slot of someone that contested and won.

We need to drain these swamps.

I support him on this.
APC lacks internal democracy. They also submitted Akpabio's name after he lost in the election. I hope they both lose.

Meanwhile, PETER OBI FOR PRESIDENT

Olastep:
Expected. I expect him to win the court case initially. But with the APC justices we now have now, he'll eventually lose

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Lawan is in hot soup.

SENATE & REPS ARE IGNORANT OF ELECTORAL ACT THEY DRAFT...all in busy to fight MALAMI & GOVERNORS

Going through the primaries, you will realise that the 109 senators and the 360 house of reps members never actually read through the new electoral amendment act.

They were just screaming, "Mr President sign! Sign! Sign!" without even knowing what they have sent to him to sign.
To sound elitist, a lot people kept disturbing our eyes and ears with .. "Muhammadu Buhari is scared of signing!".. what do you know was to be signed.. These lots never showed their constituencies!

From the selection of only delegates.. these funny politicians didn't even know when they wrote off their statutory delegates!

Like football coaches, it was their duty to inform their parties that the game has changed!

They don't even know when they nipped in what made the Yørúbas opt for another candidate other than Yemi Osibanjo, because a VP who has done 2 terms can now only do a one term as president.

This was where Ebele Goodluck Jonathan was seeking for clarification, to know if he is still eligible because, he has done VP that jumped into two terms and a one term President.

PDP has not told their supporters that by the new electoral laws, Atiku Abubakar can only do a one term, haven done 2 terms as VP.

The new law does not permit anyone who has contested for primaries in one party to skip to another for any position in the same election year. So the Mr.Peter Obi coming to PDP or NNPP Kwankwasiya teaming with Peter Obi is gone.

The law does not even permit that any of those that has contested for any position to take up any other in the same year.. so the story of Nyesom Wike or Yahaya Bello, being a VP is off for 2023 cos they can't aspire for president and VP in the same electoral year.

Senate President Ahmed Lawan, Akpabio, etc who have variously contested can not vie for senatorial position or Vice Presidency respectively..

In fact, the scenerio that made Atiku a VP can't happen again, where he won as governor and was later picked by Olusegun Obasanjo.

A beg as you are struggling to get your PVC, struggle to know the rules of the game! Go and read and understand the Electoral Laws.

The smart ones like Peter Obi left PDP before primaries. Akpabio stepped down and did not participate in the primaries. But Lawan went through primaries and failed. So he cannot go back for another post. This time will be very interesting. The judiciary should brace up.

" A gargadi mai gina ramin mugunta"
Abubakar Malami

Sorry oooooo, in Sabinus voice.
I hope say another day come sha you go learn.?

Power from the above