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Fintiri Returns To Adamawa State House Of Assembly As Speaker, Challenging Court's Order

October 9, 2014

Fintiri, who was sacked yesterday by a federal high court in Abuja commended people of the state for supporting him during his leadership as acting governor. He also said he had launched an appeal to the court order issued in Abuja yesterday.

Previously sacked acting governor of Adamawa State, Alhaji Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has returned to the Adamawa State House of Assembly as Speaker of the assembly. [story_link align="left"]35417[/story_link]

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Fintiri, who was sacked yesterday by a federal high court in Abuja commended people of the state for supporting him during his leadership as acting governor. He also said he had launched an appeal to the court order issued in Abuja yesterday.

A statement issued by Fintiri’s chief press secretary, Solomon Kumangar, stated that Acting Governor Fintiri had resumed his duties as speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly.

Kumangar stated, “Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri who has since resumed office as the Speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly also expresses gratitude to all State Legislators, Members Of the National Assembly, the Peoples Democratic Party, the opposition and the overwhelming majority of the people who not only shared his vision and zeal of rescuing and emancipating Adamawa State from the shackles of bad governance but rallied together with him to banish tyranny, tribalism and primordial sentiment from Adamawa State.” 

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