Ahmad Lawan, The Senate President
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has now declared Bashir Machina as the winner of the All Progressives Congress APC Senatorial Primary Election in the area, dropping out the name of Ahmad Lawan, the Senate President.
The controversy surrounding the fate of Lawan with regards to his re-election assumed another dimension following the submission of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC that Bashir Machina won the All Progressives Congress APC Senatorial Primary Election in the area.
The May 28 Primary Election in Yobe Zone C was won by Machina at a time the Senate President was aspiring for the presidential ticket of the party
Although Lawan did not participate in the Senatorial Primary Election, his details were however uploaded to the INEC Candidates’ Nomination Portal by the Senator Abdullahi Adamu-led National Working Committee NWC of the party.
The party’s decision stirred a lot of controversy, with Machina saying he remained the candidate of the APC.
However, on the primary election report submitted by the INEC monitoring team and sighted by our correspondent, the APC Returning Officer for the election, Alhaji Danjuma Isa Manga has now returned Machina as duly elected.
