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As the Supreme Court is set to deliver judgement on the Bauchi State Governorship election suit, elders of the state under the auspices of ‘Coalition of Elders for Peace and Good Governance have appealed to citizens to accept the outcome of the verdict in good faith.

The coalition of elders made the appeal in a press statement issued to newsmen on Sunday and signed by Sarkin Arewan Bauchi, Alhaji Hassan Sharif and other signatories. According to the elders, the appeal became imperative in view of the political tension in the state as the judgement is about to be passed by the supreme court. They said the state was known for peace and political tolerance since the second republic when losers went to court to seek redress, saying the courts’ decisions had never triggered violence or crisis in the state, hence the need for citizens to maintain the tempo. As elders, we foresee danger in crises, and we won’t like a situation where the generation of our unborn children will suffer because of the inactions of some unscrupulous elements in our midst. It is on this basis that we call on the good citizens of Bauchi State to maintain the tempo they are known for by accepting whatever decision the Supreme court may pass as Bauchi should be our first priority,” They said in the statement. Likewise, another civil society organizations known as Arewa Youth Mobilization and Mass Mobilization for Voting Wisely urged politicians and supporters of political parties in the state to avoid overheating the polity ahead of the supreme court’s verdict. Spokesperson for the organizations while addressing a press conference at the NUJ Secretariat in Bauchi, Abdullahi Abdulkadir also urged security agents to be on the alert with a view to forestalling any potential break down of law and order after the judgement. We should be very careful and tolerant and remain law abiding. When two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. So let us accept whatever decision made by the court in good faith,”he pleaded.