Fintiri threatens fresh impeachment plot against Ngilari

It may not be uhuru for the new Governor of
Adamawa State, Mr Bala Ngilari as the former Acting
Governor of the state, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri Tuesday,
returned to his seat as the Speaker of the House of
Assembly, with a veiled threat of fresh impeachment
proceedings against the governor.
“I would like to make it abundantly clear that the
Legislature remains the defender of democracy and should
it be required to exercise its constitutional duties of ridding
Adamawa State of bad governance once again, it will do so
without hesitation,” he vowed.
Ngilari was sworn in as governor last week, following the
voiding of his impeachment along with his former boss,
Murtala Nyako, about three months ago.
Fintiri said his brief stint as the acting governor had
resuscitated a state which had been on life-support in the
past seven years.
”This is the reason why I request the people of Adamawa
State to disregard the current baseless rumour that the
interim government I led for 86 days would be investigated
for expending the sum of N18 billion.

“I challenge those behind this ridiculous claim to provide a
shred of evidence for just N1 million that was expended
illegally, not to talk of the so-called N18 billion, which we
never received from anywhere,” he added.
He spoke while addressing the House before plenary.
Fintiri who was sacked as acting governor last week by the
court said, “As I happily resume my duties as the Speaker
once again after a brief but action-packed stint as the
acting Governor of Adamawa State, I thank honourable
colleagues for the overwhelming cooperation I enjoyed as
your ambassador in the Executive arm”.
“Let me particularly commend honourable members for
passing a vote of confidence in me as a worthy
representative as well as for their resilience and
steadfastness to rescuing Adamawa State without which
nothing would have been achieved.”
Fintiri commended the personal sacrifices and the immense
pressure they had to resist to ensure that their ‘’democratic
intervention against bad governance and administration
succeeded in line with the popular demand of the people of
Adamawa State.’’