The Yobe North Senatorial District candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for in the forthcoming general elections, Hon. Bashir Sheriff Machina, has raised alarm over a fake, purported letter of withdrawal addressed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Hon. Machina made the allegation in a statement issued by the spokesman of his campaign organization, Husaini Mohammed Isah, in Abuja.
Condemning the fake withdrawal letter, Machina said that some compromised leaders forged the letter despite the fact that he communicated formally to the party leadership that he will not step down for anybody.
The statement, entitled “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.
“It is sad and indeed unfortunate that after all the cries and alarm raised by the Campaign Organisation exposing 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 slave 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 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 offense irrespective of the calibre of person (s) involved.”
According to reports, Machina has been under pressure to relinquish the senatorial ticket he won during the primary election to the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan.
Sources said the leadership of APC had severally tried to prevail on Machina to relinquish his ticket to Lawan who also contested the presidential primary of the APC and lost.
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