Adamawa Governor Fintiri Defects to APC

Ahmadu Fintiri, governor of Adamawa State, has officially defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

In a statewide broadcast on Friday, the governor announced that members of his cabinet and the structure of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state had moved with him to the ruling party, bringing clarity to days of speculation about his political future.

Earlier in the week, 15 members of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, including Speaker Bathiya Wesley and Deputy Speaker Buba Jijiwa, resigned their membership of the PDP, citing what they described as a lingering crisis within the party.

Fintiri’s defection further weakens the PDP’s hold at the state level, leaving the party with three serving governors nationwide.