Members of the Body of Bauchi Lawyers of Conscience (BOBALAC) have affirmed their unwavering support for the governor of the Bauchi State, Sen. Bala Mohammed, and denied reports that some of its members had left the governor's legal team.
In a statement jointly signed by its chief and secretary, respectively, Abdullatif G. Isa and Abbakar S. Idris, BOBALAC fiercely asserted that none of its members had quit or were planning to quit.
According to the statement, “Fellow learned colleagues and comrades! Gentlemen of the noble legal profession, and gentlemen of the press. This statement is necessitated by the growing speculations and fake information being shared across social media platforms in the state to the effect that some members of the legal team that have been involved in defending legal matters for Governor Mohammed have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 elections.”
It further read: “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 attended 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 the governor’s side to any other camp.”
BOBALAC added that: “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 Mohammed-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.”
According to the group, “We further encourage the governor 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.”