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Governor Ahmadu Fintiri
By Joseph Adahnu, Yola
Adamawa State Government has warned an opposition party to stop politicising federal government constituency projects for a campaign gallow for the sake of All Progressives Congress (APC) candidature.
Governor Ahmad Umaru Fintiri frowned at the attitude of opposition party candidates who have turned Adamawa state federal Government’s Social Investment Schemes to campaign tools.
The Governor stated this though the press secretary Humwashi Wunosikou “described the development as unfortunate urged Members of the opposition APC Government to stop playing politics with Federal Government’s empowerment programmes meant for the people of Adamawa State.
Fitiri said “the initiative to empower the people as commendable, he however regretted that the opposition APC and her candidates are using such schemes for cheap political gains.
He however noted that “The quest for public office was responsible for the development. After all these schemes are expected to cover every Nigerian citizen irrespective of political inclination.”
And “that as a responsible Government that has sworn to an Oath to do right to all manner of people, his administration has resisted the temptation to discriminate along party lines and thus ensuring no community is left untouched and nobody is left behind.
He regretted that it is not the case with Federal Government empowerment schemes being facilitated by some persons on behalf of the Federal Government.
Acording to the Governor playing politics with such important poverty alleviation schemes “Is an aberration that is totally unacceptable and untenable in saner climes. Every responsible Government has a social responsibility to ensure well-being of its citizens and that’s what we’ve sworn to do and are doing in Adamawa. Failure to uphold this sacred responsibility is not only fatal, but self defeatist.”
“It is ridiculous the move by the APC to induce voters especially with the timing of the initiative and urged President Muhammadu Buhari to check the excesses of those entrusted with public goods to ensure that such responsibilities are carried out in the interest of the general public and not reduced to an infamous partisanship where opportunistic politicians in the State are scrambling for cheap glory. It is time to ensure collective decorum and accord some respect to our people as we provide support and intervention to the poor and the vulnerable.
