Fintiri Returns as Adamawa House Speaker

After spending two months and three weeks as the Acting Governor of Adamawa State, Honourable Umar Ahmadu Fintiri, on Thursday returned to the Adamawa State House of Assembly as the Speaker.
He was the head of the assembly that impeached the then Governor, Admiral Murtala Nyako (rtd).
Earlier Fintiri had thanked the people of the state for the support they gave him while he served as Acting Governor.

Mr. Solomon Kumangar, Fintiri's Chief Press Secretary issued a statement in which it vwas pointed out that Fintiri has returned as the Speaker while pursuing his appeal against his removal as the acting governor.
"Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri who has since resumed office as the Speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly expresses gratitude to all state legislators, members of the National Assembly, the Peoples Democratic Party, the opposition and the overwhelming majority of the people, who not only shared his vision and zeal of rescuing and emancipating Adamawa State from the shackles of bad governance but rallied together with him to banish tyranny, tribalism and primordial sentiment from Adamawa State," the statement read in part.