By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri –
Yobe North APC senatorial candidate, Bashir Sheriff Machina has hailed the Federal High Court judgment that declared him as the authentic senatorial candidate of the party, describing it as a victory for justice.
Machina also called on all his supporters, and indeed the people of Yobe North, to remain peaceful, and united and not to engage in whatever form of any provocation or molestation in respect of the court judgement against the supporters of the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan.
He made the call in a statement issued on Wednesday by his media aide, Hussaini Mohammed Isa and made available to newsmen in Maiduguri.
Machina declared the judgement as “no victor, no vanquished” equally called for immediate reconciliation among the two groups that exist within the party in Yobe North.
He said: “I welcome the decision of the Judge of the Federal High Court, Damaturu, it is a victory that stands for justice. It is now time to set aside our differences and close ranks for the impending battle, the next war we must wage is the war for APC’s victory in the coming 2023 general elections”.
“I am particularly happy that the administration of Governor Mai Mala Buni places much emphasis on reconciliation as a virile tool for peaceful co-existence, we must therefore embrace it and move forward”.
Machina also thanked all his supporters for their fervent prayers and unflinching support, saying, he will work hard if eventually elected as Senator to touch the lives of his constituents in a very positive way.
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