Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has sworn in the 21 newly elected local government chairmen following the conclusion of the recent council elections in the state.
The inauguration came after the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secured all 21 chairmanship seats and won all 226 councillorship positions contested across the state’s wards.
The swearing-in ceremony was held on Tuesday at Ribadu Square in Yola, where the Chief Judge of Adamawa State, Justice Hapsat Abdulrahaman, administered the oath of office and allegiance to the newly elected chairmen.
Addressing the officials, Governor Fintiri urged them to uphold accountability, transparency and prudent management of public resources in the discharge of their duties.
He warned against corruption, absenteeism and abuse of office, stressing that citizens have become more conscious of governance and would demand results from elected leaders.
“The people you just swore to serve today have become not only wiser but bolder. They will follow their money and ask questions, demanding answers,” he said.
Fintiri noted that his administration had long embraced local government autonomy by granting councils financial independence even before judicial pronouncements on the matter.
He described the election outcome as a reflection of the PDP’s grassroots support across the state and assured the chairmen of the government’s support in delivering development projects to their respective communities.
The newly inaugurated chairmen are: Akham Jaloh (Demsa), Shuaibu Babas (Fufore), Farouk Mohammed (Ganye), Adamu Umaru Dala (Girei), Mark Ishaya (Gombi), Kassah D. Shalom (Guyuk), Inuwa Usman (Hong), Salihu Mahmud Sa’o (Jada), Bulus Daniel (Lamurde), Simon Musa Shashi (Madagali), Abubakar Mustapha (Maiha), Umar Nashong (Mayo Belwa), Dan Biyu Paul Tumba (Michika), Musa Hassan (Mubi North), Hamidu A. Jingi (Mubi South), Innocent Koto (Numan), Abubakar Musa Abba (Shelleng), Idris Yahaya (Song), Sulaiman Gangkuba (Toungo), Jibril Ibrahim Jimeta (Yola North), and Salihu Usman Malkohi (Yola South).
The inauguration marks the commencement of a new local government administration cycle aimed at strengthening grassroots governance and accelerating development across the state.
Councillors elected during the polls are expected to be inaugurated subsequently to complete the transition process.