By Garba Mohammad
Members of Adamawa House of Assembly, Local Government chairmen and councillors have declared support for the decision of the state Acting Governor, Alhaji Ahmadu Fintiri, to contest the coming Adamawa governorship by-election
The decision by Adamawa Acting Governor, Alhaji Ahmadu Fintiri, to aspire for the People’s Democratic Party ticket for October 11governorship by-election has received a boost with endorsement by the state Assembly lawmakers and Local Government chairmen.
Speaking in a separate interview with newsmen Tuesday in Yola, the Assembly House Committee chairman on Information, Mr Adamu Kamale and chairman of the state branch of Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), Alhaji Sahabo Aliyu, said they were in full support of the acting governor’s action.
Kamale said the house was fully behind the acting governor and would work for his success.
” We thank God for this development , Adamawa is in a new era, the acting governor is a young who has exhibited good intention for the state and deserve support to continue”, Kamale said.
On his part, the ALGON chairman , Alhaji Sahabo Aliyu, said the action of the acting governor was in order and council chairmen and councillors were fully behind him and would work for his success.
” We need somebody that can deliver and in just one month the acting governor has proved his worth.
“Being the people at the grassroots, we can feel how popular the acting governor is and have no reason not to support him”, Aliyu said.
