Machina accuses the APC national leadership of orchestrating the plot to forge his withdrawal which would eventually pave the way for Lawan to emerge as the APC senatorial candidate
The crisis in the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the senatorial candidate of the party for Yobe North is far from over.
The man who won the contest as flagbearer of the APC for Yobe North, Bashir Machina, has alleged that a plan is underway to send a forged withdrawal letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) bearing his signature.
Recall that APC nomination forms have a provision for aspirants to fill up a withdrawal form in advance. Machina said he did not fill out the withdrawal form.
Machina made this allegation in a statement by the spokesman of his campaign organization, Husaini Mohammed Isah, in Abuja.
The statement titled: ‘Attempt to forge Machina’s withdrawal letter appalling, Criminal — Campaign Organisation’ reads 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, Hon. Bashir Sheriff Machina even after communicating formally to the Party leadership affirming his stand not to step down for anybody.
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“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 slaves to corruption and criminality in Nigeria.
“Facts affirming our earlier accusation that some individuals were trying to forge the withdrawal letter of Bashir Machina have emerged, and as a Campaign Organisation, we want to make it abundantly clear that any withdrawal letter carrying the signature of our candidate is a forged document and does not emanate from him.
“We wonder how a sane person could delve into this embarrassing action which is criminal in nature and has the potential of soiling the reputation of the APC as a party that stands for justice.
“We want to reiterate that Bashir Machina’s letter dated 13th June which was sent to the National Chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Adamu still stands and any attempt to forge his withdrawal letter would be treated as a pure criminal offence irrespective of the calibre of the person (s) involved.”
