Gov Fintiri orders resignation of appointees who defected to other parties

Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has directed all political office holders serving in his administration who have declared allegiance to, or defected to, other political parties, to immediately resign their appointments.

A public notice to this effect on Wednesday said the directive is intended to preserve government loyalty and the integrity of public service.

“Continued service by persons who have aligned with another party poses a clear risk of sabotage, information leakage, and obstruction of policy implementation and party strategy,” the governor said.

The governor asked affected appointees to submit their letters of resignation to the Office of the Secretary to the State Government within 48 hours.

The governor stated in the notice shared with journalists by his Chief Press Secretary, Humwashi Wonosikou, that failure to comply with the directive within the stipulated timeframe would result in immediate termination of appointment and cessation of all salaries and terminal benefits.