Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri | |
|---|---|
 Fintiri in 2018 | |
| Governor of Adamawa State | |
| Assumed office 29 May 2019 | |
| Deputy | Crowther Seth Kaletapwa Farauta |
| Preceded by | Bindo Jibrilla |
| Acting 15 July 2014 – 8 October 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Murtala Nyako |
| Succeeded by | Bala James Ngilari |
| Acting 29 January 2012 – March 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Murtala Nyako |
| Succeeded by | Murtala Nyako |
| Speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly | |
| In office 10 October 2014 – 5 June 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Kwamoti Bitrus Laori (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Kabiru Mijinyawa |
| In office March 2012 – 15 July 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Kwamoti Bitrus Laori (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Kwamoti Bitrus Laori (acting) |
| In office 6 December 2011 – 26 January 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Sadiq Ibrahim (impeached) |
| Succeeded by | Kwamoti Bitrus Laori (acting) |
| Deputy Speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly | |
| In office ?–2011 | |
| Speaker | James Shaibu Barka |
| Succeeded by | Wale Fwa |
| Member of Adamawa State House of Assembly | |
| In office ? – 5 June 2015 | |
| Succeeded by | Emmanuel Tsamdu |
| Constituency | Madagali |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri 27 October 1967 Madagali, North-Eastern State (now in Adamawa State), Nigeria |
| Political party | Peoples Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Lami Ahmadu Fintiri |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents |
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| Residence(s) | Yola, Nigeria |
| Alma mater | University of Maiduguri |
| Occupation | Politician |
Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri (born 27 October 1967) is a Nigerian politician and currently elected governor of Adamawa State.[1] Fintiri has served as governor of Adamawa State since 2019.[2][3] He was a member of the Adamawa State House of Assembly and served as Speaker of the Assembly. He became the acting governor of Adamawa State following the impeachment of Governor Murtala Nyako in July 2014, serving until 8 October 2014.[4][5][6]
After the collation of results of the state gubernatorial election held on 9 March 2019, Fintiri emerged winner of the election with the highest number of votes. However, the election was declared inconclusive because the number of cancelled votes was greater than the margin between the winner and his close opponent.[7] In the early hours of Friday 29 March, he was declared winner of the by-election having secured 376,552 votes to defeat incumbent Bindo Jibrilla of the All Progressives Congress who polled 336,386 votes.[8]
He was re-elected Into office in the 2023 General Elections. After the collation of results of the state gubernatorial election held on Saturday, March 18, 2023, Fintiri emerged winner of the election with the highest number of votes. However, the election was declared inconclusive. He was later declared winner of the by-election having secured 430,861 votes to defeat his closest rival Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed of the All Progressives Congress who polled 398,788 votes.
The final results were announced by the INEC Returning Officer in the state, Mohammed Mele, He won the supplementary election with 9,337 votes, Aisha Dahiru, popularly called Binani, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who came second in the poll with 6,513 votes.
- ^ Oluwafemi, Ayodele (18 April 2023). "Fintiri defeats Binani to win drama-filled Adamawa governorship election". TheCable. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Breaking INEC Declares PDPs Fintiri Winner of Adamawa Governorship Elections". Punch Nigeria. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Fintiri restricts tricycles' movements in two Adamawa LGAs". Punch Newspapers. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ Tukur, Sani. "Adamawa Speaker, Umaru Fintiri was sworn in as Acting Governor". Premium Times. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ Olaotan, Falade (20 October 2018). "EXCLUSIVE: Why Adamawa PDP flag bearer, Umaru Fintiri's name appeared on Buhari's travel ban list". The News Guru. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ Musa, Njadvara. "Fintiri, Buni win tickets in Adamawa, Yobe". Guardian. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ Channels TV. "INEC Declares Plateau, Adamawa Governorship Elections Inconclusives". Channels Television. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Breaking PDPs Fintiri Wins Adamawa Governorship Elections". Channels Television. Retrieved 27 January 2021.