Ahmadu Fintiri, governor of Adamawa state, says he has parted ways politically with Atiku Abubakar, the former vice-president.
He noted that although their personal relationship remains
intact, they now belong to different political camps.
Fintiri spoke on Tuesday during an interview on Channels
Television, where he addressed questions about his relationship with Atiku and
the unfolding political realignments.
“Yes, I still have [a good relationship]. There’s nothing
that has gone bad. It is just that everybody has taken his political ways and I
am today in APC; they are in another party. But the stability of this country
matters in the polity of the nation.” the governor said.
Last Friday, Fintiri announced his
formal defection to the All Progressives Congress in a statewide broadcast,
saying members of his cabinet and the PDP in the state had moved with him to
the ruling party.
Earlier that week, 15
lawmakers of the Adamawa state house of assembly, including Bathiya
Wesley, speaker of the house, and Buba Jijiwa, his deputy, had resigned from
the PDP, citing the “lingering crisis” in the party.
Less than 24 hours after the governor’s defection, 22
commissioners and special advisers in the state also dumped the
PDP for the APC, attributing their decision to the need to politically align
with the governor.
During the Channels interview, Fintiri said his decision was
guided by political considerations since he had not seen any presidential
candidate formally emerged from the PDP.
“I have been a centre player in the PDP. But I’ve not seen
any presidential candidate that has come out to tell me he wants to contest and
I cannot remain and jeopardise my political future with rumours of people who
wants to contest,” the governor said.
The governor also weighed in on the debate over zoning and
the 2027 presidency, arguing that it remains the turn of the south to complete
its tenure.
According to him, morality, not just constitutional
provisions, should guide political actors.
“It is still the turn of the south to complete. A northerner
has no business at the moment to fight for the office of the president,” he
said, adding that supporting President Bola Tinubu to finish his tenure would
promote national stability.
Fintiri added that Tinubu has initiated policies that are
already showing signs of progress and offering hope for the country.
Meanwhile, on Monday, Adamu Abubakar, the first son of the
former vice president, resigned from
the governor’s cabinet for an undisclosed reason after seven years in office.
He was appointed by Fintiri as commissioner for works and
energy development in October 2019, barely five months after the governor took
the oath of office.
Addressing Adamu’s resignation, Fintiri said the development
was meant to allow him align politically with his father.
“We excuse him. I don’t think he really wanted to resign. We
excuse him out of the government so that he can pitch with his father, which is
the normal thing to do,” the governor said.
The governor further reflected on his political trajectory,
recalling his involvement with the APC during its formative years in 2014 amid
internal crises in Adamawa PDP.
Fintiri said he later reorganised his political structure
ahead of the 2019 elections, a move that culminated in the defeat of an
incumbent governor.
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