The Bauchi State All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Ambassador Sadique Baba Abubakar, in the last general election, have been advised to accept the tribunal verdict in good faith and spirit of sportsmanship of the verdict of the state’s Governorship Election Petition Tribunal.
The tribunal on Wednesday, September 20, upheld the victory of Governor Bala Mohammed in the March 18, 2023 governorship election.
However, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed Vanguard (BAM-V), a pro-Governor Bala Mohammed group advised both the APC and its candidate, in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, September 24.
In the statement signed by the group’s Director-General, Comrade Mohammed Abubakar, the group noted that with the victory of Governor Mohammed at the poll and in the tribunal, all well-meaning people of Bauchi state, including APC and its candidate should join the hands with the Governor to take the state to promise land of development.
The group, a coalition of youth groups for democracy and good governance, asserted that the tribunal judgment was not only a victory for the governor but an affirmation of his victory at the poll.
It added that it was also a substantial justice to the people of Bauchi state who freely gave the governor their mandate through the ballot on March 18, 2023.
The group also noted that the tribunal’s judgment confirms the judiciary as the last hope of the common man and also confirms the reward for hard work which the people of the state gave Governor Mohammed through the poll for his good performance in his first term in office.
It stated: “Though we acknowledge the fact that the APC and its gubernatorial candidate have the constitutional rights to appeal the verdict of the tribunal, we, however, called on them to accept the verdict in good faith and the spirit of sportsmanship and join hands with the Governor Bala Mohammed administration to take Bauchi State to greater heights.
“Bauchi State has lagged in development for too long before Governor Bala Mohammed came on board on May 29, 2019. During his first tenure, the Governor was able to change the narratives with the level of unprecedented development he brought to the state, making Bauchi State a pride for all.
“The state as of today can stand shoulder to shoulder with its peers in terms of development in all sectors, including Education, Health, Agriculture, Infrastructure, and Good Governance, among others.
