The Speaker of the Bauchi State Home of Meeting, Abubakar Suleiman, has known as on the opposition All Progressives Congress and its candidate, Sadique Abubakar, to shelve any intention of going to the Supreme Court docket to problem the victory of Governor Bala Mohammed.
Abubakar, who mentioned that doing so would finish in futility for the get together and its candidate, nonetheless, known as on them to affix arms with the governor to develop the state.
The Speaker, in a congratulatory assertion signed by his dpokesperson, Abdul Burra, and made out there to journalists within the state on Friday, additionally suggested the APC to attend until 2027 to strive itd luck.
Burra mentioned, “The Speaker known as on the opposition to place the curiosity of the State first, shelve any thought of additional authorized problem that will finish in futility, be a part of arms with the Governor in his Bauchi Improvement Agenda and look ahead to 2027 to strive their luck.”
He congratulated the governor on his victory on the Court docket of Enchantment, Abuja, which affirmed the judgment of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal and upheld his election.
In accordance with him, the Speaker mentioned he was thrilled in regards to the judgment saying that though the result of the attraction didn’t come to him as a shock, figuring out totally that the Governor has certainly legitimately received his election and that the judiciary would at all times give justice to whom justice is due.
He additionally expressed pleasure as a result of the “sacred mandate” given to the governor by the folks of Bauchi State has been additional secured.
“He said that Governor Bala Mohammad is a real chief and servant of the folks whose progressive thoughts and flexibility in politics and governance gave him unusual power past the attain of the oppositions regardless of their antics.
“Abubakar Y Suleiman additionally congratulated the Deputy Governor, AuwalJatau, folks of Bauchi State, members of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering and all supporters and nicely wishers of the Governor throughout the nation.
“He recommended the authorized crew of PDP and the governor for his or her professionalism and expertise in seeing the Governor and the Social gathering via the authorized problem,” the media aide mentioned.
The PUNCH reviews that following the declaration of Mohammed as winner of the gubernatorial election in Bauchi State by the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee, the candidate of the APC, Sadique Abubakar, approached the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting within the state to challeng the victory.
The chairman of the three-man panel, P T. Kwahar, in his judgment, affirmed the victory of Bala Mohammed, a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory.
Not happy with the tribunal’s judgment, Abubakar filed an attraction on the Court docket of Enchantment difficult the choice of the decrease courtroom.
However in a judgment on Friday, the three-man panel of the Appellate Court docket, led by Justice Nwaoma Chidi Uwa dismissed the attraction filed by APC’s candidate and affirmed the victory of Mohammed.