5 SANs, 60 Lawyers, To Defend Bala Muhammed At Election Tribunal
Bauchi State Governor-elect, Bala Muhammed has
inaugurated a legal team, led by Chris Uche, SAN, to defend his mandate at
the election tribunal in Bauchi.
Naija News understands that Incumbent
Governor Abubakar Mohammed is challenging his (Bala’s) emergence
as Governor-elect in the supplementary elections on March 24
The legal team also has 60 Bauchi indigenous lawyers and five
Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SANs.
Addressing newsmen at the inauguration ceremony, yesterday, in
Bauchi, the governor-elect said he would use every legitimate means at his
disposal to defend his electoral mandate.
“I won’t relent in defending the mandate that was freely given to me
by the good people of Bauchi State. This is not the first obstacle we have had
to cross, and by God’s grace, we will emerge victorious again in court.
“Chris Uche and other SANs in collaboration with our 60 indigenous
lawyers will be defending us at the tribunal. God willing we will secure our
mandate and transform Bauchi state for good,” Bala Mohammed said.
Inaugurating his legal team, the Governor-elect said, “On
behalf of myself, the deputy governor-elect, Baba Tela and the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, of Bauchi state, I inaugurate the legal team to fight
for us at the tribunal.”
On his part, the leading Council, Chris Uche (SAN) expressed
optimism that his candidate will emerge victorious at the tribunal.
“Our team is in Bauchi to defend the electoral mandate of Bala
Muhammed, that has been given to him freely and voluntarily by the people of
Bauchi state.
“We have read the petition; they faulted elections in three out of
20 local government areas, but honestly there is nothing weighty in it. Our
team is ready to defend the Governor-elect at the tribunal,” the SAN said.
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