Fintiri vows to continue selfless service to Adamawa state

By Ibrahim Mada

Penultimate week, Governor Ahmadu Umar Fintiri of Adamawa state renewed his administration’s pledge to continue with selfless service to the people of Adamawa State.

He made the statement in a live broadcast to express unreserved appreciation to the people of the state who stood for him during the 2023 elections and it’s aftermath which culminated into a serious legal tussle between him and his opponents.

Governor Fintiri, also restate his commitment to protect the interest of his people and pledged to continue to improve their social wellbeing through multiple initiatives that would transform the state in every facet of governance.

The governor said, “The official verdict of the supreme court has closed all noise on the 2023 general elections in Adamawa state, lying and deceit are over, false and cheap propaganda are gone.

“It is no longer in contest that Adamawa state is a PDP state, this have been affirmed both at the court and at the polls, the people have spoken loudly and clear, the testament to this is our victory at Mayo Belwa constituency state house of Assembly rerun election, I want to thank everyone who participated.”

The governor vows to ensure prosecution of suspended Adamawa REC, Hudu Ari and connivers in order to strengthen law and order and proper conduct in Nigeria’s electoral conduct.

Fintiri, added that he will continue the rural and urban services to better the lots of citizens in his attempt to serve the people better.

“We would compliment the people of our state with free education through payment of NECO and WAEC, improve healthcare service centers and insurance for the vulnerable to access quality service with ease, continuity of rural and urban infrastructure, continuity of justice and fair play, continuity of peace and security architecture that makes life better and a priority, continuity with policy that would empower women and youths, continuity with policy that would confer more respect and dignity of our state.

“I must appreciate INEC for standing firm and unbiased electoral empire in this election even when its resident electoral commissioner REC under the leadership of Hudu Ari acted irresponsibly and unlawfully, the supreme court in its judgement has condemned the action of the REC and the act of irresponsibly and criminality as for those who connive with the REC make us pass through those democratically embarrassing moments, I want to assure you once again that we will take it as a duty to prosecute all of them according to the dictates of the law, this is the only way we can protect our electoral process and a democratic culture from undo abuse.

“The honorable justices and different layers of the courts, have indeed painstakingly dissected the petition at various level and came out with judgement that resonant with the people of Adamawa state, a judgement that is fair and just, indeed this has reaffirmed our believed in the judiciary as the last hope of the common man,” he said.