The Executive Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed, appreciated the Federal Government under the good leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinunu for not interfering with the judicial process of the Supreme Court, between himself of the opposition party PDP and Sadiq Baba Abubakar of the APC, the ruling party.
Governor Bala expressed the appreciation while addressing PDP supporters and other well wishers on Saturday at the Government House, Bauchi shortly after his return from Abuja, after the judgment that went in his favour.
He also extended greetings and commended the Supreme Court for doing justice to all the appeals before it, pointing out that the landmark judgment delivered on Friday had redeemed the image of the judiciary as the last hope of the common man in the country.
The Governor revealed that he could not sleep for seven days before Friday, 12th January, 2024 when the Supreme Court in a unanimous judgement, stamped his reelection as the duly elected governor.
“My sleepless night was caused by a clique of former leaders of the state who concocted different lies against my person at the Presidency in order to steal my mandate.
“They did everything possible to bring me in collision course with my friend, the Vice President, Kashim Shettima as well as Mr President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu who loves what we are doing here in the state.”
He lamented that “They told the Presidency that I am a problem and will give them more problems if I remain the governor. But to the glory of God, we did everything possible and we emerged victorious at the end of the day.
“They are not happy that we are working, doing what they could not do while in office despite getting more money than we are getting now. We will continue to work for the good of all the people of the state, in fact, we are just starting. They will see more than what we did in the first term.
“Our focus now is how to get a competent successor at the end of our tenure, someone who will do better than what we will do in 8 years. We have our children, our members who can fit appropriately. We will no longer allow strangers to be governor in Bauchi State, only those whose roots are well known from any part of the state, “ Governor Mohammed stated.
