February 8, 2025
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Adamawa State Gov swears in 21 Council Chairmen

By

Babangida Galleon

 

 

Twenty- one newly elected local government chairmen in Adamawa state have been sworn- in by the state government under the leadership of Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri in an occasion which took place at the Ribado square, in Yola the state capital.

 

 

In his remarks during the swearing in ceremony, Adamawa State governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri thanked the people of the state for overwhelmingly voting the PDP and assured that his administration will not fail them stressing that the election-results have bestowed on them an opportunity for self-evaluation and strengthened their belief that they are doing something right in Adamawa State and the generality of the citizens are happy with it.

 

 

” If we have not failed you at the State level, we won’t fail you at the Council level”.

 

 

Governor Fintiri explained that the election has equally reinforced his often-echoed position that there is no opposition in Adamawa State.

 

 

The governor appreciated the Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC) for conducting a credible election across the 21 Local Government Councils of the State.

 

 

“for if there were any, we would have seen them and their performance in the Saturday Polls. A true demonstration of political capacity in every democracy is in electoral strength not empty distant propaganda that is loaded with uncultured venom devoid of political sagacity”, he said.

 

 

Ahmadu Fintiri cautioned the newly sworn-in Council Chairmen that, “to whom much is given, much is expected”, therefore they must continue on the path of service to the people as this is the tradition of the PDP in Adamawa State and it is the tradition responsible for their individual and collective victory at the polls.

 

 

While pointing out that their victory remained a work in progress, it can only be brought to full circle when trust is attained and they must ensure transparency at all times as the people who voted them into power are not only wiser, but they are also bolder.

 

 

The governor therefore solicited for more support and prayers of the people for the new chairmen and the government at the state level and assured they shall continue to serve them better and anybody who refuses to queue into the governance philosophy of service, would be forced out.

 

 

In his welcome address, the secretary to the state government, Auwal Tukur Said the local government is the most closest to the people and any government that makes a joke of it will not enjoy its governance.

 

 

He therefore welcomed all those who attended the ceremony and wished the newly elected local government chairman a successful tenure.

 

 

Speaking on behalf of the newly elected chairmen, the Chairman of Toungo local government Sulaiman Ahmed Gankuba thanked the electorates for giving them their mandates and pledged to compliment the developmental strides of the fintiri led administration.

 

 

Oath of office was administered by the chief justice of the state, Justice Hasfat Abdulrahaman.

 

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