North Has No Business With 2027 Presidency – Gov Finitri

Adamawa State governor, Umaru Fintiri, has made a strong case for the south to retain the presidency in 2027.

He insisted that it is the region’s turn to complete its eight-year tenure in office.

Featuring on Channels TV’s programme, “Sunrise Daily” yesterday, Fintiri, who has just defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), stressed that the decision was rooted in national interest and the need to respect leadership rotation.

Fintiri said, “Nobody in the North has business at the moment to vie for the office of the president. It is the South’s turn; they should complete their eight years if we are really serious about this country and leadership.”

The governor also addressed his defection to the APC, saying it was done in the interest of his state rather than personal political ambition.

“The move was purely in the interest of the people and the state because for long, it is not about winning elections but aligning and getting more for our people,” he added

On his relationship with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, he said there were no personal issues despite their differing political paths.

“There is nothing that has gone bad. It is just that everybody has taken their political ways, and I am today in APC, they are in another party,” Fintiri said.

On insecurity in the state, Fintiri backed calls for the creation of state police, saying properly motivated and equipped state forces could help secure ungoverned areas.

“Of course, for now, that is the only answer. We can’t ask that we have a private army, but we can have the state police, which, to me, if properly motivated and equipped, can cover those areas,” he said.