Lawyers under the auspices of Body of Bauchi Lawyers of Conscience (BOBALAC) have vowed that their support during the forthcoming 2023 general elections is for the re-election bid of governor Bala Mohammed.
The group made their stand in a statement jointly signed by the Chairman and Secretary, Abdullatif Isa and Abbakar Idris and made available to newsmen on Wednesday.
According to the statement, the group found it pertinent to clarify the growing speculations and fake information on social media to the effect that some of its members involved in defending legal matters for Senator Bala Mohammed (Kauran Bauchi) of Bauchi State had defected to the side of the APC Governorship Candidate ahead of the 2023 elections.
“The height and extent of the speculations which dominated the public space last week was such that the leadership of this body had to address a couple of inquiries on the issue from Lagos where they went to attend NBA’s Annual General Conference.
“In order to put the issue in perspective, we hereby categorically state that none of the members of this esteemed group at any level has defected from His Excellency’s side to any other camp.
“For the avoidance of doubt, we wish to make it clear that the entire structure and membership of this noble entity remain supportive of the Governor Bala-led administration in the State and shall continue to play to discharge the role of learned wise men as the times and circumstances may demand.
“We further encourage His Excellency and the entire political leadership to continue to deepen the on-going engagement, rapprochement, alliances and confidence building across all strata and stakeholders in the state such that as much as possible, genuine issues or differences are ironed out in the greater interest of the state.
“May we live to witness and actively contribute to the reelection bid of His Excellency along with other popular candidates in all the elective positions in the state and beyond come 2023,” the statement reads.
