Fintiri Sets To Join APC As Speaker, 13 Assembly Members Dump PDP
Speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Bathiya Wesley alongside 13 lawmakers, have resigned their membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in what is believed to be in preparation for the formal defection of the state governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The speaker announced the resignation on the floor of the House during yesterday’s plenary.
Those whose resignations were announced alongside that of the Speaker include the Deputy Speaker, Mohammed Buba Jidjiwa (Jada- Mbulo), Kefas Calvin (Toungo), Bulus Geoffrey (Leko – Koma) and Haruna Jilantikiri (Madagali).
Others are Kefas Emmanuel, (Song), Ahmed Jingi Belel (Maiha), Hon. Moses Yerima Zah (Michika), Hon. Kate Raymond Mamuno (Demsa), Pwamwakeno Mackondo (Numan), Adun John Alaba(Uba -Gaya), Bulus Kantom (Shelleng) as well as Hon. Musa Mahmud Kallamu (Mayo Belwa), Japhet Hammanjabu (Verre).
Fintiri and his associates have repeatedly given the indication that they may dump the PDP and join the APC, following the governor’s disagreement with other PDP governors at the last congress of the party in Ibadan, Oyo State.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was also in the state to commission projects done by the Governor recently after which he was reported to have had some political discussions with Fintiri.
The expected defection of Fintiri will bring to 30, the number of APC-controlled states in the country leaving the PDP with only three governors, Labour Party, one, Accord Party, one, All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), one.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
