According to daily times NG:
It may not be celebration all the way for the
new Governor of Adamawa State, 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.’’
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