Shettima declares Fintiri APC leader in Adamawa

Vice President Kashim Shettima, astatine a reception successful Adamawa State connected Monday for Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, who joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) past month, said Fintiri has automatically go the enactment person successful Adamawa State.

Shettima made the clarification amid ongoing arguments astir whether Fintiri leads the enactment successful the state, arsenic opposed to National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, who was the person earlier the defection of Fintiri to the APC.

Shettima cited examples from his location authorities of Borno, wherever Governor Babagana Zulum, alternatively than himself, is the enactment leader, and from Plateau State, wherever the APC National Chairman hails from, but Governor Caleb Mutfwang is the enactment leader.

Speaking connected behalf of President Bola Tinubu astatine the expansive reception for Fintiri connected Monday evening, Shettima said the APC and the Federal Government are arrogant of Fintiri and pleased to invited him and his supporters into the party.

“As we arrived successful Yola earlier today, we were welcomed not lone by the radical but besides by the worthy projects that you person enactment successful place,” Shettima told Fintiri.

The APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, portion presenting Fintiri with the party’s flag, said the APC is gladsome to person him, describing him arsenic a hardworking governor, and urged him to marque the party’s emblem alert adjacent much vigorously.

The National Chairman, portion handing...