Political observers in Adamawa State are not strangers to the changing narratives in the State as a result of the giant strides of Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri in the last two years. The electorate is too happy that the people can now breath fresh air of the Fintiri Revolution.
Observers might have expected a change in the posture of the opposition over their continued saga of woes. So bad are their worries that they have refused to accept reality, but to taut falsehood and calculated distortion of facts.
Beaten by the maverick politician who is on top of His game, the opposition has continualy been mounting attacks to discredit the government of Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. This time, are sponsored comments and social media reports about “EFCC visit to Adamawa over alleged case of criminal conversion, fraud and diversion of public funds.” Like other consistent attacks, this too shall pass.
The anti corruption agency no doubt has the responsibility to invite anybody when it believes there is need to clarify certain allegations.
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri since coming to office in 2019, has been making frantic effort to transform Adamawa from its arrested development and restore the status of the “Land of Beauty”, contrary to misleading lies being peddled by enemies of the State.
Fintiri is not one to betray the trust of the people. The Fintiri I know has a passion to move Adamawa State to greater heights and has never hidden that from anyone that cares to know. His urban and rural renewal programme is a testament of his concern for the growth and development of the State.
However, it is rather unfortunate that those who destroyed Adamawa are the same people peddling the dangerous rumour of contracts that never existed in the last two years.
It is pertinent to put the records straight that the said Abattoir remodelling contract the EFCC is querying was awarded on January 25th 2018, while the Ministry for Local Government contract was awarded on 28th December 2018 during the tenure of the past administration and not the Fintiri administration. So I dare anybody to check the records and challenge me otherwise. Please donot blame the cluelessness and lack of focus of the past administration in the State, that the Abattoir project and many others were abandoned or not executed. At least, for the record the Fintiri administration inherited some and has completed all the abandoned projects.
Yes, citizens of Adamawa State reserve the right to hold government accountable for her actions, but not hrough misleading information especially about the Abattoir project which was awarded by the government they are sympathetic to because of hatred. Instead of joining the government in celebrating its infrastructural transformation, such enemies have adopted the posture of attacks and Crass mentality thinking they could bring down the government having failed when they had the opportunity to make a difference in governance.
It is unfortunate that those that have been rejected by the people are now peddling lies about the glaring developmental strides of the Fintiri administration. Such propaganda will not work anymore as the people are more aware today.
One would have thought they would rather keep quite or make good observations and comprehensive fact-checking of the Abattoir project. Such is the unfortunate tragedy of the misguided opposition. It is necessary to respond because of the dangerous misinformation and harm to the society, while trying to cover up for their misdeeds.
Governor Fintiri must refuse to glorify the attention seeking enemies of the State and instead remain focused on doing what the government was elected to do.
As a citizen of Adamawa and a stakeholder, having seen the new Adamawa, I have confidence in the Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri administration that has repeatedly said his government will not betray the trust of the people and would ensure no project is abandoned, but completed before the end of his tenure.
Such attacks would not dampen the spirit of the Project Master in defending our hard earned democracy as no one will be left behind and nothing will be left untouched. The difference between PDP and APC in Adamawa is that it fulfils whatever promises made to the people-a good way to deepen democracy. Politics must be development oriented devoid of hatred if we must rise as a people.
M B Tukur SSA (Social Media)
to Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri