Adamawa Governor Ahmadu Fintiri Dumps PDP For APC
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has finally joined the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The development comes after 48 hours after Speaker of Adamawa State House of Assembly, Bathiya Wesley, resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alongside 13 other lawmakers.
Fintiri picked up membership card of the APC at K/Wuro Ngayandi Ward in Madagali Local Government Area of the State, on Friday.
Prior to his defection, Fintiri has been holding meetings with chieftains of the APC.
On Wednesday, the National Vice Chairman of the APC in the North East, Mustapha Salihu, led key chieftains of the party in the region to a meeting Fintiri, at the Government House, Yola.
“The meeting reflects a shared commitment to dialogue, unity, and the collective progress of Adamawa State. It served as an opportunity to engage on key developmental issues and strengthen cooperation for the benefit of the people. Together, leadership and collaboration remain the foundation for building a more peaceful, stable, and prosperous Adamawa,” one of those in attendance posted on social media.
Fintiri’s move has now returned control of Adamawa to the APC, which was in charge until the incumbent governor unseated Governor Jibrilla Bindow in 2019. Fintiri, a former speaker of Adamawa House of Assembly, had defeated Bindow, who was seeking a second term.
In 2023, Fintiri also had a running battle with the APC when Senator Aisha Dahiru, his main opponent in the election, was declared winner by Barrister Yunusa Ari, then Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), while the process was ongoing.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had restored order by removing Ari and sanitiisng the process, which eventually produced the governor.
With his defection, APC is now in control of all but one state in the North East region.
Borno, Gombe, Yobe, Taraba, Adamawa are now under APC, while Bauchi is the lone state under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
