This is the campaign page for malam nuhu ribadu adamawa state governorship. Others are abdullahi prambe ibrahim mijinyawa salary of commissioners in nigeria umaru daware mohammed umar. The governor said that workers on grade level 1 to 6 had been paid their march salaries with the new minimum wage template. The governor has since directed the adamawa state head of service dr edgar amos to ensure that the process is completed where all civil servants in the state will get their new minimum wage this month of november. Governor fintiri address to people of adamawa state.
Adamawa state land of beauty with yola as its capital adamawa state. Bala ngilari said government forces had recaptured the town from the boko haram group. Latest news, events and happenings in adamawa bestnaira. The first highprofile corruption ruling since the change of power came to naught. Many contests for state governor also involve high stakes, given the. Mar 26, 2020 adamawa state governor, ahmadu fintiri, has debunked media reports claiming that his administration had backed down on paying the n32,000 new minimum wage. Fintiri is a tested politician with grassroots connections and acceptability among the ordinary people of adamawa state, who endeared himself to the people within the shortest time he served as the state acting governor and seems to enjoy the overwhelming supports of most party hierarchy and stakeholders than other aspirants who have declared. Lets start from the adamawa side for a historical excursion to know how the town came about. Arguably, i consider adamawa state of today as one of the least difficult states to administer with admiration. Governor fintiri made the disclosure while on an on the spot assessment and commissioning of some ramp projects in toungo lga. Adamawa speaker sworn in as acting governor vanguard news. On his visit to the centres, governor bindow commended former governor nyako for establishing the centers across the state capital. Governors of three states adamawa, kogi, and sokoto sued inec before the. Well, you should read further for answers to such questions as i take you round uba town to find out how it feels to take a long jump and appear in another state.
Adamawa governor threatens to dump apc premium times nigeria. This is a great opportunity for each of them to work towards enlisting himselfherself into the adamawa state book of fame. Adamawa to benefit more from fgs appeals project, says. Major languages of adamawa state are bacamabata bwatiye, burapabir, fulfulde, huba kilba, longuda, mumuye and samba daka. This is a list of administrators and governors of adamawa state, nigeria, which was formed on 19910827 when gongola state was divided into adamawa and. Most other languages in adamawa state are extremely small and endangered minority languages, due to the influence of hausa and fulfulde.
Government officials, including the state deputy governor, deputy speaker, head of service, and commissioner of information and strategy attended the event to highlight the governments involvement in youth activities. He took over from murtala nyako following his impeachment as adamawa state governor in july 2014, fintiri became acting governor, handing later to bala james ngilari after serving for three months. Adamawa state government news latest breaking stories and. Ahmadu umaru fintiri biography, age, profile, wife, family. Adamawa state is located in the north eastern part of the nigeria with the capital in yola. In the days of provincial administration in nigeria, a greater part of the land area now designated as adamawa state used to be adamawa province with yola as the headquarters. Background adamawa state with a population of about 2.
Usaid worked with the ministry to book popular nigerian artists ycee and classiq to perform as headliners at the free concert. Adamawa state has a population of 3,106,585 with the majority of the indigenes being farmers. List of 23 commissioners appointed by adamawa state governor ahmadu fintiri. Pdp in lead as inec declares adamawa governorship election.
Adamawa state, nigeria overview, history and summary. The adamawa state governor, ahmadu umaru fintiri, has dispelled the rumour of a sixtosix curfew in the state, describing the rumour as a deliberate act of mischief designed by enemies of the. Why does stryver continually criticize and belittle sydney carton for his social lapses from tales of two cities book 2. Government officials, including the state deputy governor, deputy speaker, head of service, and. Adamawa governorship supplementary election to hold in 14. James barka, former acting governor of adamawa mr kasim gaidam, the state s resident electoral commissioner in the state said on sunday in yola. Boko haram invade home state of atiku, pdp 51% of adamawa children not in school report.
His choice as the deputy governor of adamawa state is a wisdom many are appraising the decision taken by governor bindow jibrilla to have babale as a progressive partner in bringing faster development in adamawa state. He became the acting governor of adamawa state nigeria, following the impeachment of admiral murtala nyako in july 2014, handing later to bala james ngilari after serving for three months fintiri won the governorship election of. A person shall be eligible for the office of governor if he or she is a citizen of nigeria by birth, at least 35 years of age, is a member of a political party and is sponsored by that political party. Before it became a state in nigeria adamawa was a subordinate kingdom of the sultanate of sokoto which also included much of northern cameroon.
Governor of adamawa state, senator muhammed umar jibrilla, described it as unfortunate. Governor of adamawa state bindo umaru jibrilla was born on 15th april, 1963 in adamawa state. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Adamawa governor denies refusal to pay n32,000 new minimum. Adamawa adamawa state water board 2,400,761 2,063,103 5,000,000 5,500,000 6,050,000 6,655,000 65001001. The donation is to support the adamawa covid19 containment committee to avert the outbreak.
If you know the answer to this question, please register to join our limited beta program and start the. It is one of the thirtysix 36 states which constitute the federal republic of nigeria. What is the name of adamawa state governor answers. My loyalty lies with nyako, adamawa governorelect declares. The speaker of the adamawa state house of assembly, kabiru mijinyawa, says the house will not honour request by a group to probe alleged certificate forgery against governor. Governor bindow jibrilla of adamawa state setting pace for. Ahmadu umaru fintiri is the current governor of adamawa state he was a member of the adamawa state house of assembly, and was appointed the speaker of the house.
Governor elect fintiri is a former adamawa state governor whose reign remains one of the most shortlived ever in nigerias history. It was formed in 1991 from part of gongola state with four administrative divisions namely. Adamawa state news today daily updates read on legit. In 1991, when taraba state was carved out from gongola state, the geographical entity gongola state was renamed adamawa state, with four administrative divisions. Adamawa state governor ahmadu umaru fintiri on sunday lost his biological father alhaji umaru badami to the cold hands of death. It was carved out of the former gongola state, with yola as capital. Adamawa state of nigeria is one of the nine states created on the 27th of august, 1991. Nov 06, 2019 civil servants in adamawa state went into jubilation as news broke that governor of the state ahmadu umaru fintiri has ordered the commencement of the payment of the new minimum wage of n30. Michika, adamawa states first civilian governor died yesterday night, according. Why adamawa pdp flag bearer, umaru fintiris name appeared on buharis travel ban list. Adamawa state government draft statement of assets and liabilities 2015 2014 actual jan nov actual. Broadcast by the adamawa state governor, ahmadu umaru fintiri on measures and restrictions to curb coronavirus covid19 spread. Military operations led to the recapture of all these. The state has enormous agricultural potentials including livestock and fisheries.
It was drama in adamawa state where nurses, patients and residents fled hospitals and the community at the sight of coronavirus covid19 suspects. Two local government areas were under control of the extremist group while the insurgents continued to terrorize parts of the northeastern state, displacing thousands. Action democratic party adamawa state aliyu aminu ahmed. Bindir phd, an engineer by profession, is secretary to the state government ssg, adamawa state. Mar 05, 2018 list of 23 commissioners appointed by adamawa state governor ahmadu fintiri. In this post, we give a brief history of adamawa state, her local governments, her economy, her past and present governors and the natural resources found, major towns in the state and the notable universities and tertiary institutions in this northeastern state of our country, nigeria. Get breaking news updates on adamawa state in nigeria and the world today 12th april 2020. Adamawa state governor senator muhammad umaru jibrilla bindow sardaunan mubi sarkin ayukan adamawa inspected numan and guyuk lga technical skill acquisition centres. It was the capital of a fulani state until it was taken over by the british in 1901. Ill accept election result, 2019 inec official results for presidential election history of kogi state. The governorship election tribunal on saturday upheld the election of adamawa state governor, umaru fintiri, throwing out the petition of the opposition action peoples party app aa adebara. Rivers, akwa ibom, kaduna, kano, plateau and adamawa. Today, it is the capital of adamawa state, which was formed in 1991 from part of gongola state.
I do not envy governor umar jibrilla bindow, but what i have seen on this visit to adamawa state leaves the conviction that when there is genuine commitment to the best interest of the people, and there is a vision and a good team of workers to actualize a program of action, then a. Celebrating the return of peace in nigerias adamawa state. August 2017boko haram insurgency reached its peak in nigerias adamawa state in 2015. The first civilian governor of adamawa state, abubakar saleh michika, has been in coma for several days at the federal medical centre, yola. Adamawa state governor ahmadu fintiri has established a coronavirus covid19 isolation centre in yola, the state capital, the first dedicated for the pandemic in northern region since it broke out.
Latest news about adamawa state in nigeria today 12th april 2020. Nigeria is a federation of thirtysix states and conducts elections periodically for. Adamawa state government house, press department home. Adamawa to shutdown all category of offices over covid 19. In 2010, adamawa state, under the leadership of his excellency, admiral murtala nyako, gcon, the executive governor of adamawa state, made agriculture the centrepiece of economic development in the state given that the vast majority of the population work in agriculture sector. He was speaker of the adamawa state house of assembly in july. Adamawa adamawa state water board 2,400,761 2,063,103. Agriculture master plan adamawa state osprey investments. First civilian governor of adamawa state, saleh michika in coma. Jun 17, 2009 their individual and collective elections signify the trust, confidence and hope of the people in them.
He is known as a nigerian businessman who became the candidate of the peoples democratic party in 9 april 2011 senatorial election for the adamawa north district, and went on to be elected to the national senate. Hon umaru fintiri said that he was in the ministry to specifically seek the inclusion of the state in the appeals programme and other agricultural programmes of the ministry that will improve on the socioeconomic wellbeing of the people having suffered devastation from the boko haram insurgency and other criminalities in the state. Oct 22, 2010 adamawa state and the burden of a governor i wondered to myself, is there no governor in adamawa state. Apr 26, 2017 the adamawa state governor, mohammed bindow, has directed the state ministry for justice to track down and bring to book contractors who allegedly stay safe and healthy. So as a party, we reject the results of the governorship election in adamawa state in its totality and we call for the cancellation of all these places where card readers were not used, and. Acting governor of adamawa state, ahmadu umaru fintiri, has added to the controversies surrounding the race for the adamawa government. The rulers bear the title of emir lamido in the local language, fulfulde.
Adamawa kicks off health insurance scheme governor mohammed jibrilla bindow of adamawa state has in. Thus, today, people of the state can happily or sadly tell you their verdict on each of the regime based on their experiences of who did what. Learn about adamawa state, nigeria people, local government. Location of university adamawa state university is located in mubi, the headquaters of the north. Ahmadu umaru fintiri was elected a member of the adamawa state, nigeria house of assembly, and was appointed speaker. Celebrating the return of peace in nigerias adamawa state u. Broadcast by the adamawa state governor, ahmadu umaru fintiri on. I really appreciate a members of this project for contribution this history of adamawa state my name is mr. Joel peter maikudi yibui am from lamurde local government area am by kwah tribes in gyakan town am from royal family kingdom kpanbah of gyakan town thank u for bring great challenge in good quality of education am also great our governors and ours royal kingdom all adamawa. Jan 31, 2020 and for their history, do they share a common story. Statutory gubernatorial elections were conducted in anambra state. Established in 1841, yola is a municipality that sprawls across the hillside of this northeastern region of nigeria. The governors top aide said even some of the federal projects that the state was supposed to. Discover librarianselected research resources on nigerian history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals.
Some reports said boko haram had withdrawn from the town after looting peoples goods and money to their hideout from the town, rather than as the result of direct fighting. Apr 06, 2017 adamawa governor threatens to dump apc. Adamawa state and the burden of a governor sahara reporters. Adamawa governor, fintiri donates 3 months salary to fight. Nigerias election history augurs poorly for the security of the 2019 contests. List of books and articles about nigerian history online research. Adamawa state government is to shut down all categories of offices, except those on essential services as part of measures to contain the ravaging covid 19. Adamawa state and the burden of a governor i wondered to myself, is there no governor in adamawa state. Ahmadu umaru fintiri born october 27, 1967 is the current governor of adamawa state. Prominent among the commissioner designates is adamu atiku, the first son of atiku abubakar, former vice president and presidential candidate of the peoples democratic party in 2019 general election. The adamawa state government has expended over n672 million for the expansion of its radio and television stations just as the state governor, mr.
History of adamawa state, past governors from 1991 till date. Adamawa is a state in northeastern nigeria, with its capital at yola. It was created on 27th august 1991 from part of gongola state. And there will be a bye election adamawa voters would have decided tomorrow on who becomes governor, the question of who controls the soul of its adamawa politics, was also supposed to have been. Adamawa is bordered on the north and northwest by borno and gombe states, on the west and southwest by taraba state, and on the southeast and east by cameroon. According to his son, hafiz saleh, michika had been complaining to the state authorities that he needed to go for medical checkup but he was refused. The independent national electoral commission inec has declared adamawa state governorship election, inconclusive. There are 58 languages spoken as first languages in adamawa state. In adamawa in 2014, bh controlled madagali which borders borno state, mubi, the second largest town in the state and michika, a trading hub near the cameroon border bbc 08092014. Usaid worked with the ministry to book popular nigerian artists ycee and classiq to. Adamawa state government house, press department september 14, 2017 the executive governor of adamawa state, senator muhammadu umaru jibrilla bindow has assured the ndigbos igbos and indeed all other non indigenes tribes basing in the state that. What late exemir of muri told me 25 years ago by yakubu abdullahi yakubu a sneak peek from my book, the fombina dynasty since 1809 2020 currently at press. In 1998 he clinched the governorship of adamawa state, in the northeast of the. Nuhu ribadu for adamawa state governor home facebook.
Read all the latest news, breaking stories, top headlines, opinion, pictures and videos about adamawa state government from nigeria and the world on today. For more than four years i have lived and worked in yola, adamawa state. Formerly known as gongola state, adamawa, is situated in. History of bauchi state, past governors from 1976 till date. Full list and information about tribes in adamawa state.
Literally, the past three months of this administration has been quite inspiring, and has led the citizens of adamawa state to brand governor bindow with the sobriquet. Current commissioners in adamawa state media nigeria. This is a list of administrators and governors of adamawa state, nigeria, which was formed on 19910827 when gongola state was divided into adamawa and taraba states. Records images family tree genealogies catalog books research wiki. Jul 15, 2014 yola the speaker of adamawa state house of assembly, alhaji ahmadu umaru, was on tuesday sworn in as acting governor of the state following the impeachment of gov. Guide to state of adamawa family history and genealogy.