Governor reacts to Supreme Court decision

Baja California Gov. Jaime Bonilla Valdez said he will abide by the ruling of the Mexican Supreme Court of Justice regarding the court’s decision to strike down a bill that would have extended his term from two to five years.

His position on the matter, he pointed out, is the same he has maintained since before assuming the governorship on Nov. 1, 2019.

The governor expressed his dis

agreement with the ruling, saying that the Supreme Court did not get to the bottom of the matter.

Bonilla, who after completing his governorship could return to the senate, emphasized that the decision given by justices will not alter his efforts to fulfill the 100 commitments included in the administration’s plan.

Justices said the term-extension bill, which was approved by past lawmakers after the last election, was a fraud committed against the Constitution.

In this regards Bonilla considered justices’ comments were made against members of the previous Baja California Legislature, which had a majority of the then governing National Action Party (PAN).

“For me, learning about the resolution of the highest court of justice in Mexico is not a success or a failure,” Bonilla said. “Rather I receive it as a resolution that helps to clarify the panorama to work with twice the spirit and the certain horizon of conducting the administration of the government of the state of Baja California until Oct. 31, 2021.”

Bonilla called on Baja Californians to turn the page and conclude the matter.

“We must focus on what is important, that is, on solving the problems that afflict Baja Californians and Mexicans in general,” he said. “For me, it is a concluded matter that helps us focus the government’s energy on solving the most pressing problems such as health, housing, fighting poverty, fighting corruption and security to leave a better state than the one I received after 30 years of PAN administrations.”