Gov Fintiri directs appointees who defected to resign

The Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has directed all political office holders serving in his administration who have publicly declared allegiance to, or defected to, other political parties to immediately resign their appointments. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Humwashi Wonosikou, disclosed this in a press statement issued on Wednesday, stressing that […]

The Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has directed all political office holders serving in his administration who have publicly declared allegiance to, or defected to, other political parties to immediately resign their appointments.

The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Humwashi Wonosikou, disclosed this in a press statement issued on Wednesday, stressing that defaulters will be severely sanctioned as the directive takes immediate effect.

“This directive has become necessary to preserve government loyalty, discipline, and the integrity of public service,” the Governor said.

The Governor noted that political appointees are expected to uphold the policies, programmes, and political direction of the administration under which they serve.

“Continued service by persons who have aligned with another party poses a clear risk of sabotage, information leakage, and obstruction of policy implementation and party strategy,” he added.

Accordingly, all affected appointees are mandated to submit their letters of resignation to the Office of the Secretary to the State Government within 48 hours of this directive.

Furthermore, the Office of the Secretary to the State Government and the Office of the Head of Service are directed to compile, verify, and submit a comprehensive list of all affected political appointees for compliance monitoring.

It said failure to comply with this directive within the stipulated timeframe would result in immediate termination of appointment, cessation of all salaries, entitlements, and benefits, and further administrative action.