THE acting governor of Adamawa
State, Alhaji Umar Fintiri, has dissolved the cabinet constituted by former
governor, Admiral Murtala Nyako (retd).
In
a statement signed by Professor Abdullahi Liman Tukur, the Secretary to the
State Government, who was sworn in on Thursday, the sack of all political
appointees of the Nyako-led administration was with immediate effect.
The statement said following the
resignation of the deputy governor and the impeachment of Nyako, commissioners,
special advisers, principal assistants, special assistants and other political
appointees “are hereby relieved of their appointments.”
The statement directed the
dismissed functionaries to hand over government properties in their custody to
their respective permanent secretaries and other appropriate officers within
government establishment.
Also, the majority leader of the
Adamawa State House of Assembly, Honourable Ishaq Bala, has been removed.
Bala, a member representing Yola
North constituency, was removed for not supporting the impeachment of ousted
governor.
He was, accordingly, replaced by
Salishu Kabilo from Verre constituency as the new majority leader of the
assembly.
In another development, the
acting governor has ordered the scrapping of the Special Projects and
Programmes Unit (SPPU) under Government House.
This was contained in a press
release signed by Solomon Kumangar, Director, Press and Public Affairs,
Government House, Yola.
The acting governor directed the
state Head of Service to retrieve all government property in custody of the
unit with immediate effect.
According to the acting governor,
the unit had been a subject of controversy since its establishment, adding that
it was done contrary to the law and civil service procedures.
Meanwhile, the sacked
commissioners, on Thursday, paid a courtesy visit to the acting governor,
pledging their loyalty.
However, barely 72 hours into the
administration of Alhaji Fintiri as acting governor of the state, crisis is
brewing between the state executive of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),
members of the House of Assembly and local government council chairmen.
The battle for supremacy was made
manifest at the swearing-in ceremony of the newly appointed SSG, Professor
Tukur, at the chambers of the Government House.
Government House protocol
officers had a hectic time controlling the guests, as there was confusion over
seats meant for sacked commissioners, members of the state executive of PDP,
led by its chairman, Chief Joel Madaki and the state lawmakers.
The confusion delayed the swearing-in
ceremony for close to one hour, as the protocol officials were left helpless,
even as the PDP executive and members of the assembly continued to trade words.
The intervention of top security
personnel and other government officials prevented the situation from
degenerating into fiscuffs.
Council chairmen, who were also
put in one obscure corner at the ceremony, equally complained that they were
not accorded their rightful positions.
They were, however, accused of
being loyal to the administration of Nyako, adding that “they do not deserve
any recognition.”