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  • 2024 PILGRIMAGE : Bishop Adegbite visits Gov. Fintiri, Flags-off screening exercise

    2024 PILGRIMAGE : Bishop Adegbite visits Gov. Fintiri, Flags-off screening exercise

    By Joyce Remi-Babayeju

    Ahead of the 2024 Christian pilgrimage exercise, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) Bishop Stephen Adegbite, recently paid a sensitization visit to the governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa state at the Government House ,Yola.

    Bishop Adegbite thanked the Governor for his continued support for Christian Pilgrimage and
    commended him for the massive infrastructural development, for the peace and interfaith harmony the people of Adamawa state under his leadership.

    While there the NCPC boss also supervised the ongoing screening exercise for the Adamawa state intending pilgrims and the level of preparation made by the State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board.

    He who flagged off the Adamawa Pilgrim exercise expressed his satisfaction at the screening exercise and thanked the Governor for supporting the state Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board with all the necessary assistance to ensure a smooth 2024 Pilgrimage exercise.

    Bishop Adegbite hinted that the next Pilgrimage exercise would commence by the end of May and would run through July, while the main Pilgrimage exercise to commence in November would run through February, next year in line with the new NCPC calendar of activities.

    Earlier, the acting Executive Secretary Adamawa state Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, Mrs Angelina Tumba, thanked the NCPC boss for visiting the state to flag- off the screening exercise.
    She explained that the primary role of the Board is to ensure smooth arrangements of Christian Pilgrimage activities.
    Also, the Executive Secretary went on to inspection of the Commission’s North East zonal office in Yola.

  • INEC Counter Binani’s Claim Of Collusion With Adamawa State Govt.

    INEC Counter Binani’s Claim Of Collusion With Adamawa State Govt.

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied allegation of colluding with Adamawa state government to rig the governorship election in favour of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri.

    Recall that while denying allegation of giving out a N2 billion bribe to an INEC official for her to be announced as winner of election, Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) alleged that some INEC officials paid a “nocturnal visit” to the government house before Ahmadu Fintiri, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was declared the winner of the poll on Tuesday, April 18.

    Reacting to the allegation made by Binani, INEC stated that such meeting didn’t hold and that it appointed and retained only one returning officer for the governorship election who also doubled as the state collation officer for the presidential election.

    The statement from the electoral umpire read;

    “Like all Returning Officers nationwide, he was issued with a letter of appointment by the Commission and the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa State was duly informed. The list of Collation Officers was also forwarded to the State with every page of the list personally endorsed by the Chairman of the Commission well ahead of the arrival of the National Commissioners.

    “Similarly, the same Press Statement created the impression that the national headquarters of the Commission specifically targetted Adamawa State in its deployment of National Commissioners and other officials with the sole intention of influencing the outcome of the supplementary election held on Saturday 25th April 2023 and sidelining the REC. Nothing can be further from the truth.

    “For the record, it has been the standard policy and practice of the Commission to deploy National Commissioners, RECs and other staff from the headquarters or neighbouring States for supplementary or off-cycle elections where doing so is considered necessary.

    “In the case of Adamawa State where supplementary governorship election was held in 69 polling units, two National Commissioners were deployed while for Kebbi State involving 142 polling units, three National Commissioners were deployed. Similarly, one National Commissioner each was deployed to Sokoto, Zamfara, Imo, Rivers, Ekiti and Ogun States.

    “This has been the standard practice of the Commission of which all RECs are informed in advance. Therefore, Adamawa State was not specifically targeted. In all other States, the RECs worked cooperatively with the National Commissioners except in Adamawa State for reasons that are now obvious to all.

    “The public is advised to discountenance these insinuations as nothing more than a claptrap. We also advise those behind the mischief to desist forthwith as such fabrications have endangered the lives of our officials (both ad hoc and regular) engaged in legitimate election duties. We expect well-meaning citizens to act within the bounds of propriety and decency.”

  • Adamawa Poll: Gov Fintiri Finally Defeat Binani To Win Re-Election

    Adamawa Poll: Gov Fintiri Finally Defeat Binani To Win Re-Election

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Ahmadu Fintiri, has emerged winner of the supplementary governorship election in Adamawa State.

    As announced by Professor Mohammed Mele the state Returning Officer, Fintiri who is the incumbent governor of the state scored a total of 430, 861 votes to defeat the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Aisha Binani who got 396,788.

    Recall INEC had on Sunday suspended collation for the supplementary governorship election in Adamawa after the embattled Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hudu Yunusa Ari announced APC’s Aisha as the winner the Saturday supplementary election.

    Ari’s declarationm was contrary to the provisions of the Electoral Act.

    Section 25 of the Electoral Act, 2022 empowers only the returning officer to announce the result and declare the winner of an election at the state collation centre in the case of election of a governor of a state.

    Details soon…

  • UNICEF commends Gov. Fintiri for signing Adamawa Child Protection Bill into Law

    UNICEF commends Gov. Fintiri for signing Adamawa Child Protection Bill into Law

    By Joyce Remi-Babayeju

    The Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has been commended by UNICEF for signing the Child Protection Bill into Law.

    UNICEF Representative in Nigeria Ms. Cristian Munduate, made this commendation in a statement she signed on 5 November ,2022.

    “The Child Protection Law is the official position of the Adamawa Government that disregards children’s rights is unacceptable and punishable.

    The law aims to safeguard the rights of children by preventing and addressing the killing and maiming of children, child labour, abductions of children, sexual violence against children and the recruitment and use of children by armed groups, among other grave violations of their rights.

    Munduate said, “UNICEF hopes that the new law in Adamawa will be effectively implemented and that vulnerable children are supported to survive, thrive and become successful members of the society.”

    “With the signing into law the Child Protection Bill by the government of Adamawa state, only Kano, Bauchi and Gombe states are yet to domesticate the Child Rights Act.”

    “UNICEF calls on the Governments of these states to do the needful as a commitment of their respect for the rights of children.”

    Also, it said, “UNICEF will continue to work with the government of Adamawa to operationalize the law and bring perpetrators and violators into account.”

  • Fintiri Commends Tambuwal For Gigantic Projects

    Fintiri Commends Tambuwal For Gigantic Projects

    By Muhammad Ibrahim, Sokoto 

    Governor Ahmad Umaru Fintiri made the commendation when his Sokoto state counterpart Aminu Waziri Tambuwal took him round the construction site of Sokoto State University Teaching Hospital project. 

    Fintiri who was taken round the University of saw installations in some blocks commended the quality structures as well as the installations and roads network. 

    While going round the Institution, Tambuwal told Fintiri that medical doctors, nurses and attendants from across the country would be employed irrespective of religion and tribe adding that a good number of youths would gain employment soon as the hospital commence operations. 

    He said he had not seen why qualified workers would not work anywhere in the country. 

    “Health of Sokoto people is one of my leadership priorities alongside Education and Agriculture”.

    The contract awarded in 2020 would be handed over to the state government soon. 

    Governor Tambuwal was accompanied by some members of the State Executive Council including the Secretary to the State Government, Commissioner for Health, Commissioner for Land and Housing and also the State Commissioner for Information respectively. 

  • Rev Pam commends Gov. Fintiri for Religion Promotion, Inclusive Governance

    Rev Pam commends Gov. Fintiri for Religion Promotion, Inclusive Governance

    By Joyce Remi-Babayeju

    The Executive Secretary, Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission, Rev Dr Yakubu Pam has commended Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri for his style of inclusive leadership, promoting religious activities and pilgrimage programmes in his state.

    He also appreciated the governor for hinging his leadership on praying for the state and the peace country.
    In a press release signed by Celestine Toruka Head Media and Public Relations of NCPC, made available to Daybreak yesterday, Rev. Pam made these commendations during a courtesy visit to the Deputy Governor of Adamawa State, Chief Crowther Seth in his office in Jimeta, Yola.

    He said, ” I commend His Excellency and yourself for the good team work and balance of leadership.”

    He expressed the Commission’s to the Adamawa State government for helping in advancing the cause of Christian pilgrimage in the state over the years.

    Rev Pam informed the Deputy Governor that he was in the state with some of his Management staff to flag off the first batch of intending pilgrims of the state to Rome.

    Deputy Governor of Adamawa State, Chief Crowther Seth said he was overwhelmed with joy for pilgrimage process by the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission.

    Seth said that the State had dispatch a fact finding delegation to the NCPC Corporate headquarters in Abuja as it affects the pilgrimage to Rome.
    He also disclosed that the governor has approved their participation in the 2019 pilgrimage to Israel.
    He thanked the NCPC boss for finding time to flag off the screening exercise in Yola. He equally commended Governor Fintiri for ensuring that Christians in Adamawa State participate in pilgrimage.

  • Adamawa Govt. Bans Hunters Association Over Abuse of Power

    Adamawa Govt. Bans Hunters Association Over Abuse of Power

    Adamawa state government has banned the operations of Professional Hunters Association of Nigeria across the 21 Local Government Areas of the State.

    Governor Ahmadu Fintiri approved the ban on Monday December 6, following reports of abuse of power.

    In a statement released by the Governor’s Press Secretary, Humwashi Wonosikou, it was stated that the ban decision was taken over abuse of the rules of engagement and lack of regard to the traditional institution and security agencies by the hunters, especially in five LGAs namely, Demsa, Numan, Lamurde, Guyuk, and Shelleng.

    Fintiri who further directed security agencies to ensure that the proscribed group adhere to the decision, stated that the activities of the hunters could cause public disturbance.

    The statement read;

    “The operations and activities of the association in the five local governments have become a source of concern and insecurity, instead of the security it is fashioned to provide.

    “More worrisome is the fact that the association operates independently of any security organisation in the five Local Government areas, thereby giving room for suspicion of their motive and intentions especially that they operate in uniforms of our security agencies and at odd hours.

    “I urge security agencies and the traditional institution to collaborate and ensure that peace is maintained across the State before, during and after the Yuletide and new year festivities”.

  • Adamawa: Governor Fintiri Advocates Tolerance And Peaceful Co-existence As Christians Celebrate Easter

    Adamawa: Governor Fintiri Advocates Tolerance And Peaceful Co-existence As Christians Celebrate Easter

    By Musa Isa Ahmed

    The Adamawa State Governor, Rt. Hon Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has extended his warmest greetings to Christians in the State on the celebration of this year’s Easter.

    He pointed out that “As Christen celebrate the commemoration of the central event in the history of Christendom- the resurrection of Jesus Christ, let them learn tolerance and sacrifice taught through Bible teachings”.

    Governor Fintiri urged citizens of the State to tolerate each other inspite of their differences.

    According to the Governor, “The marks of that moment in time when good conquered evil, hope overcame despair and life triumphed over death”.

    The Fresh air Governor stressed that in this age of great challenges of insecurity and coronavirus pandemic, Easter’s timeless message strengthens the people for the tasks before them.

    Governor Fintiri noted that as “they celebrate let them remember that our lives have great purpose and value, and therefore the must never give up hope of a better Nigeria, adding that as citizens of Adamawa State, lets play our roles as true citizens through love and sacrifice for the general good of the society.

    The Governor said “The greatest legacy that Jesus Christ left for on earth is the legacy of love and sacrifice. I believe the best way we can carry on that legacy is to fulfil our obligations to our society”.

    He challenged the people to show love and make sacrifices in order to maintain the harmonious and peaceful Co-existence amongst them for which the Adamawa people have come to be known.

    However Governor Fintiri stated that “The peace we enjoy and cooperation of the People has helped the Government venture into terrains that today have given hope which they could be a model of development, saying his administration is determined to sustain the pace of development, but noted that the people must show commitment by leading from all fronts in order to move Adamawa State and Nigeria forward.

    The Governor was quick to remind the people that “As they celebrate, let’s ensure COVID-19 safety Protocols are adhered to in all their gatherings”.

  • Governor Fintiri visits VP over Adamawa Security

    Governor Fintiri visits VP over Adamawa Security

    Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has met Vice President Yemi Osinbajo over security and other issues of interest to the state.

    Governor Fintiri was at the presidential villa to discuss security issues that have defied solutions with the Vice President.

    He however commended the Federal Government for prompt assistance to the state whenever the need arose, noting particularly the fight against insurgency and support with amenities.

    He urged the government to do more in stemming insurgency and other security challenges facing the nation.

    Governor Fintiri assured the Vice President of his commitment to change narratives of bad governance and underdevelopment.

    Vice President Osinbajo, visibly happy with the visit praised Governor Fintiri for supporting the armed forces and other federal government agencies towards achieving their mandate.

    He commended especially the urban renewal drive of the Governor and his resolve to ensure the growth and development of the State.

    He was emphatic on the role played by Fintiri in ending the farmer/herder’s conflicts in Adamawa that was a serious security threat to the government.

    Professor Osinbajo had visited the state at the height of the crises and therefore appreciated the Fintiri for the new thinking that has allowed for development in the areas.

  • Adamawa: Gov. Fintiri poised to Transform state University to world class

    Adamawa: Gov. Fintiri poised to Transform state University to world class

    By Musa Isa Ahmed

    The chairman governing board of Adamawa State university, Awwal D. Tukur has disclosed that the governor of Adamawa Gov. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri is poised to transform the institution to a world class status.

    Tukur who made the position during a chat with newsmen Tuesday, thanked governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri for the support he has been given to the university which is responsible for the renewed stability and development being witnessed in the institution.

    He also thanked the university staff for the immense support they are giving him culminating in the conduct of the first convocation in more than a decade.

    Tukur noted that a lot of efforts and resources are being deployed in the areas of research, publications, and innovations geared to improve the university’s competitiveness and ranking despite being in a far plunged area of the country in the nearest future.

    “Adamawa State university has been a relatively provincial university. We have been tucked away in one corner even though we are the first in the north east. Some universities that came up behind us are much better in ranking. We want our university to excel and be amongst the best,” he said.

    He noted that to achieve that, the university is building a lot of infrastructure and also ensuring frugal use of its resources to built capacity of staff and provide a convivial atmosphere.

    Tukur said that the governor has tasked the university to come up with practical innovations in the areas of agriculture, energy, power etc that will place the institution above peers, saying that the governor has promised to avail huge resources to any staff who successfully come up with new innovations.

    ” The governor is challenging us to come up with innovations and research, in practical areas not just theoretical.

    “He is putting a special grant for research whereby any lecturer or staff of Adamawa state university that published a Q1 or Q2 journal researched based will get monetary award.

    ” Those Q1 and Q2 journals are not cheap and not easy to publish. They will have to make sure that your research is good before publishing it,” he said.