Trouble is brewing in the All Progressives Congress (APC)Yobe North as thesenatorial candidate forin the 2023 elections, Bashir Machina,on Tuesdaydenied stepping down for the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan.

Machina, in a letter dated June 13th, 2022 and addressed to the National Chairman of APC, Senator Abdulahi Adamustated that he would not step down for Lawan. He added that he iscommitted to the mandate, which he won at the primary, in his letter made available toNews Express.

In the letter,Machinainsiststhat heis totally committed to his mandate and working towards delivering Yobe North Senatorial district in the 2023 elections.

The letter reads,“I write to reaffirm my continual aspiration as the All Progressives Congress unequivocal senatorial candidate for Yobe North Senatorial District, following my clearance, participation, and victory at the party primaries, where I polled 289 votes out of the 300 total votes cast.

“I write to reaffirm that I remain committed to the mandate, which I won at the primaries, and I have not in any form or manner communicated otherwise.

“I have been informed of a purported malicious, and mischievous report and insinuation to the contrary. Please note that I never at any time, signed or communicated in any form any intent to vacate the mandate, which was won at the primaries.”

Lawan, president of the Senate it would be recalled contested for president under the APC in the recently concluded presidential primary and lost out, coming a distant third position in the exercise.