Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has sworn in the 21 newly elected Local Government Council chairmen, charging them to uphold transparency, accountability and grassroots development while warning that his administration would not tolerate absentee leadership or corruption in the councils.
Speaking during the swearing-in ceremony in Yola, Fintiri also congratulated the 226 elected councillors and the people of Adamawa for their continued confidence in the democratic process.
He commended the Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC) for conducting what he described as a credible election across the state’s 21 local government areas.
The governor said his administration had remained committed to strengthening democracy at the grassroots, noting that Adamawa had successfully conducted four local government elections in seven years.
According to him, the achievement demonstrates the state’s dedication to democratic governance, a feat he said many states and previous administrations had failed to accomplish.
