Senate President Ahmad Lawan may lose his bid to return to the upper chamber as the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary for Yobe North APC senatorial district, Bashir Machina, refused to step down for him.
Machina who was the sole candidate in the senatorial primary secured 289 votes and was declared as the party’s candidate.
However, after losing the bid to secure the party’s presidential ticket, Lawan aided by the party’s leadership, moved to return to the Senate, it was gathered.
But Machina who confirmed that he has been approached by some persons to step down for Lawan, however vowed not to withdraw from the race.
Speaking on the development, the APC National Vice Chairman, North East, Mustapha Salihu, said it is the policy of the party for aspirants who lost the presidential bid to return to their seats.
He said, “All aspirants who obtained the party’s nomination forms nationwide have filled the withdrawal forms, which is a clear consent to withdraw in case of any superior interest, and with the consent of the party stakeholders in the state.
“I’m aware that it is a national party policy for aspirants who lost the presidential ticket to return to their seats in the Senate. You can see Godswill Akpabio has already reclaimed his senatorial ticket.”
