Adamawa Acting Gov Sworn In, Says Dark Days Of Nyako’s Rule Over

Following the
impeachment of Governor Murtala Nyako
yesterday, the former Speaker of
Adamawa State House of Assembly, Hon
Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has been sworn
in as the Acting Governor of the state by
Justice Ambrose Mamadi.
In his acceptance speech shortly after
he took the oath of office, Fintiri
promised to pay the outstanding two
months salaries owed the state civil
servants by the ousted governor.
“The civil servants will get all their
entitlements and benefits including the
two months salaries they are yet to
receive”.
The acting governor implored the people
of the state to join hands with him as a
team to bring back the state from the
era of darkness that characterized the
Nyako administration, adding that “This
is a new beginning for the people of
Adamawa State”.
Fintiri assured his party, the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) that he would
work for its victory in the coming
election adding that he was on
transition assignment.
Fintiri is to govern the state in acting
capacity for a period not exceeding
three months after which elections will
be conducted by INEC for a substantive
governor, who will complete Nyako’s
tenure.