Twenty-two Commissioners and Special Advisers in Adamawa State on Friday announced their defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC, affirming their loyalty to Governor Ahmadu Fintiri.
The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that the governor had earlier on Friday formally registered with the APC.
Chairman of the Commissioners’ Forum, Mr Alloucious Babadoke, said the State Executive Council members resolved to politically align with the governor.
“On behalf of the 22 executive council members, I declare our total loyalty and commitment to the fresh air administration by joining the APC. The commissioners supported the governor’s political decisions because his leadership has positioned the state as a developmental model,” Babadoke said.
Also speaking, the Commissioner for Information, James Iliya, expressed readiness to mobilise supporters across the state to register with APC.
The governor’s special advisers also collectively resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to join the APC.
The Forum of Special Advisers, in a statement issued by the Chairman, Bala Jada, said the decision followed extensive consultations with stakeholders, including community leaders, youth groups, women’s associations, and professional bodies.
Jada stated that the decision was not borne out of animosity but a forward-looking step after reflection, consultations, and conviction.
The defectors thanked the people of the state for their continued support and pledged wider grassroots mobilisation for APC membership.
According to them, the political alignment will enhance effective representation of the state’s interests at the national level.
