Fintiri warns the incoming commissioners, “Perform or I’ll throw you out

Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has sworn in his cabinet and given them a deadline to work diligently and deliver results—or face being removed from office.

During the swearing-in of 24 commissioners who had been chosen for him by the state House of Assembly last week, the governor gave the instruction on Thursday.

We are setting up a governance delivery apparatus with key performance indicators that will be used to periodically measure you, Fintiri remarked during the swearing-in event at the Banquet Hall of the Government House in Yola.

We won’t settle for anything less than the best. I won’t hesitate to replace you if your performance is ever determined to be below our standard best while carrying out your obligations.

According to OBASANJO NEWS24, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri nominated his commissioners last month on July 27 to the state House of Assembly, which confirmed the nominations last Thursday.

Adamu Atiku, who held the position of Commissioner for Works during Fintiri’s first term, Dr. Umar Pella, who served as Commissioner of Information but now will lead the Ministry of Education, and Abdullahi Prambe, who previously oversaw the Community & Rural Infrastructure ministry but now holds the position of Commissioner for Housing Development, were among the confirmed nominees who were sworn in on Thursday.

Three women are among the recently appointed commissioners: Commissioner of Finance Mary Augustina Wandhamiya;

The commissioners for information and strategy are Mrs. Nedo Geoffery Kofulto and the commissioner for women and social development is Wunfe Anthony.

Wali Yakubu, for youth development, John Ishaya Dabari, Usman Abdullahi, Tijani Maksha, Prof. Finchiwa Jatau, Joan Haggai Sahma, Ibrahim Yayaji, and Felix Tangwami, for commerce, trade, and industry, special duties, livestock and fisheries, and agriculture, are among the other commissioners who were sworn in on Thursday.

The others are Ibrahim Haruna (mineral resources), Titus Solomon (rural infrastructure & community development), Aloysius Babadoke (culture & tourism), Anthony Wunfe (budget & planning), Mohammed Sadiq (energy & natural resources), Ayuba Audu Tanko (water resources), and Bello Hamman Diram (reconstruction, reintegration, and rehabilitation).