Breaking:Umaru Fintiri Defects from PDP to APC

Governor Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State
Adamawa State Governor, Umaru Fintiri, has announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He made the announcement during a state broadcast on Friday.
The governor disclosed that he moved to the APC along with all his cabinet members, political appointees, and elected local government chairmen.

According to him, the decision was taken in the interest of the people of Adamawa State and in the spirit of national unity. He stressed the need for stronger alignment with the Federal Government to advance the state’s development priorities.
Earlier, the Speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Wesley Bathiya, had on Wednesday resigned his membership of the PDP alongside 14 other lawmakers.
Bathiya announced the development during plenary, where he presented letters of resignation from the affected members.
After concluding legislative proceedings, he called for order and read the letters of withdrawal one after another, formally confirming their exit from the ruling party.
One of the defecting lawmakers, Mahmud Kallamu, who chairs the House Committee on Information, described the move as strategic.
An APC lawmaker, speaking on the sidelines, stated that the party would welcome the defectors should they decide to formally join.