Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri Dumps PDP for APC in Adamawa Shake-Up

Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), in a decision he says is aimed at boosting development and aligning the state more closely with the federal government’s agenda.

In a statewide broadcast on Friday, Fintiri announced that he and his cabinet, along with key PDP officials in the state, had formally joined the APC. He described the move as a strategic choice to accelerate progress in Adamawa, emphasising that closer cooperation with the federal government could deliver more infrastructure, jobs and economic opportunities for residents.

The governor’s shift comes amid wider political realignments in Adamawa. Earlier in the week, approximately 15 members of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, including the Speaker and Deputy Speaker, resigned from the PDP, citing internal crises within the party as a key reason for their departure. Many of these lawmakers are expected to join the APC.

Fintiri’s defection deals a significant blow to the PDP in a state long regarded as a stronghold for its most prominent national figure, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar. The move is widely seen as strengthening the APC’s political position in the region, especially with national elections approaching.

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