The reelection bid of the governor of Adamawa State, Jibrilla Bindow, has suffered another major set-back. This follows the decision of the forum of former vice chairmen and elected councilors in Adamawa State to withdraw their support for him. The Group said their action was due to the refusal of the Governor to pay them their entitlements.
The Group also announced Dr.Mahmood Ahmed, the brother in-law of President Muhammadu Buhari as their chosen governorship aspirant ahead of the party’s primary election.

Addressing journalists on Sunday, Dedan Menayi, vice chairman of the forum while lamenting over their neglect by Gov.Bindow said members of the forum were “constrained to withdraw their support,’’ for the governor’s inability to pay medical and health workers, as well as local government staff for over eight months.
‘’Governor Bindow had several times promised to pay furniture allowances to all former vice chairmen, secretaries, supervisory councilors, legislative councilors and advisers but he has refused to fulfill his promise.
‘’We are withdrawing our loyalty and support and calling on patriotic APC governorship aspirants, most especially Dr Mahmood Halilu Ahmed –Modi to come and rescue the state,’’ Mr Menayi said
Also speaking, a former councilor, Moses Fwa, accused Gov.Bindow of slashing their salaries by half.


According to him: ‘’Governor Bindow has reduced our tenure and salary to 50 per cent. Each councilor is being owed N7.8 million. We have 105 supervisory councilors, 226 legislative councilors, 21 vice chairmen in the forum.
‘’The aftermath of this have led to separation in marriages, eviction by landlords and closure of many businesses in the state; while failure of the governor to pay our salaries has also led to withdrawal of our children from school’’ .

A female former councilor, Bilhatu Titus, wondered how they could face the people to campaign for Gov.Bindow after his poor performance, disregard for party officials and the inability of the local councils to execute any project.
‘’The local government councils didn’t execute any project, no money and no people oriented projects by the present administration, so how do you expect us to campaign for the governor?
‘’Governor Bindow has no regard to party Exco and councilors and hence we resolved to express our grievances and we are dumping him for another candidate that can salvage the state,’’ she said.

Suanu’s Blog recalls that the governorship ambition of President Buhari’s brother inlaw had unsettled the Adamawa State chapter of the APC and marked the beginning of a major challenge to the second term bid of Gov.Bindow, who many accuse of being a strong ally and stooge of PDP Presidential Aspirant, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

Source: http://www.suanusblog.com/2018/09/226-former-councilors-21-lg-bosses-dump.html

Next year's election would be wonderful.

Wonderful!!

Adamawa is PDP, PDP is Adamawa


Take that to the bank

Like Lagos like Adamawa, I think bindow will likely defect now. At least he has an option unlike the sitting duck in alausa Lagos

Where is Mallam Nuhu Ribadu in the equation and what become of his aspiration to become the governor of Adamawa State ?

APC sef, One is trying to install his cousin, another his son in-law. this one is wife's brother. Anyways its allowed, if the state wants that

another defection loading

Politicians and greed are like bread and butter, they are just after their selfish interests