The Senator Representing Adamawa Central Senatorial District, Aminu Iya Abbas, has congratulated the newly inaugurated 21 local government council chairmen in Adamawa with a call on them to be people-oriented
Senator Abbas, in a statement through his media office in Yola on Monday,
charged them to formulate policies that would impact positively on the socio-economic well-being of the electorate.
He stressed the need for the newly elected chairmen to embrace inclusive governance by working as one family in order to meet the yearnings of those who voted for them.
Aminu Iya Abbas while commending Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri for providing dividends of democracy to the people of the state, also urged the council chairmen to emulate the Governor for the development of all.
The senator who served as speaker of the 7th Adamawa Assembly from (2019-2023) charged the council chairmen to ensure that they included their vice chairmen, supervisory councillors and the legislative arm in decision-making process for the overall development of their respective councils and the state at large.
While congratulating the new chairmen and the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) for the resounding victory at the polls on Saturday, Abbas said that the landslide victory of the party had demonstrated again, the supremacy of PDP in Adamawa, and pointed out that it was also, an overwhelming vote of confidence Fintiri’s administration.
He added that, people of the state have noticed that their interests are best served with the present administration and the PDP, he therefore commend them for their turnout and peaceful conduct at the polls, which was conducted in a free, fair and credible atmosphere.
He also commended the Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC) for standing firm and putting all the necessary structures and processes in place for a hitch-free election.
