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  • Gov Fintiri hails CAN Chairman for disclosing COVID-19 status

    Gov Fintiri hails CAN Chairman for disclosing COVID-19 status

    Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has commended the state Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bishop Stephen Mamza, for publicly declaring his COVID-19 positive status.

    Stephen Mamza who is also the Catholic Bishop of Yola announced on Sunday that he had tested positive for COVID-19, thus becoming the first prominent person in Adamawa State to publicly declare his status.

    Governor Fintiri while commending Bishop Mamza’s openness said his action would spread the message to the doubting masses, against the backdrop that many people in the state still do not believe in the reality of COVID-19.

    Governor Fintiri, in a press statement on Monday, assured the CAN chairman that his government and the people were with him in prayers.

    “I believe he would come out stronger from this trial,” Fintiri said in the statement released by his Press Secretary, Mr Humwashi Wonosikou.

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    He described as enormous the contributions of Bishop Mamza, who also serves as a member of the state COVID-19 Containment Committee, to the fight against the pandemic.

    “Our thoughts are with Bishop Dami Mamza at this trying period. I am optimistic that he will be fine because testing positive is not a death sentence,” Fintiri said.

  • Workers, residents laud Gov. Fintiri for keeping campaign promises

    Workers, residents laud Gov. Fintiri for keeping campaign promises

    Some civil servants and residents of Adamawa have commended Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri for redeeming some of his 2019 campaign promises.

    They expressed their feelings in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Yola.

    Some of the promises fulfilled by the governor, according to them, included the implementation of minimum wage, prompt payment of salaries, conduct of local council election, construction of township roads, and the payment of WAEC and NECO fees to students.

    One of the workers, Mr Usman Aminu, said the governor deserved commendation for the prompt payment of salary and implementation of N32,000 minimum wage.

    “Since he assumed duty in May 2019 we are getting our salary between 23rd and 25th of each month as promised.

    “He also fulfilled his promise to pay above N30,000 minimum wage by implementing N32,000,” Aminu said.

    Mr Mr Emmanuel Fashe, the state Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), said workers were happy with the implementation of the new minimum wage.

    He, however, said that negotiation was still ongoing regarding adjustment for other workers yet to start benefiting.

    Malam Abubakar Abdulsalam, an activist, also lauded the governor for conducting council election as promised.

    On his part, Mr Joseph Baba, also said many parents were excited over the school feeding programme and the payment of WAEC and NECO fees of final year students by the state government. (NAN)