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2027: Coalition vows to reject imposition of candidates to succeed Gov. Fintiri in Adamawa
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A coalition of socio-political groups in Adamawa State has vowed to resist the imposition of a governorship candidate ahead of party primaries, even as it resolved to work with Governor Ahmadu Fintiri in producing the next governor of the state.
The coalition, comprising the Gongola Peoples’ Forum (GPF), Adamawa United Forum (AUF) and other allied groups, insisted that indigenous ethnic nationalities in the state would no longer “play second fiddle” in determining political leadership.
Speaking through the Mobilisation Secretary of GPF, Mr. Ibrahim Bebeto, the National Chairman of the forum, Markus Gundiri, said democracy thrives when the majority have their way, while the minority are allowed their say.
He maintained that the state was undergoing a political reawakening, warning that attempts to impose candidates based on what he described as “old oligarchic legacies” would no longer be tolerated.
Gundiri said the coalition speaks for over 85 ethnic nationalities in the state, stressing that lessons from the 2023 governorship election, which he alleged involved attempts to impose a candidate, had strengthened their resolve.
“It has become necessary to sound the warning that in Adamawa State, there is no room for imposition in the name of the will of God. The will of the people is actually the will of God, not the reverse,” he said.
He argued that consensus arrangements within political parties should not be mistaken for the collective will of the people, noting that any aspirant relying on such mechanisms to clinch power was “living in the past.”
“If consensus in a political party were to be taken as the will of the people, the coup against Governor Fintiri and democracy in 2023 would have succeeded. But because the people rejected it, it failed,” Gundiri added.
The coalition urged Governor Fintiri to remain steadfast in defending the mandate of the people and to relay their position to President Bola Tinubu.
“We are pleading with our governor to take this message to the president that the indigenous people of Adamawa State are solidly behind him, but will not accept the imposition of a candidate who is not from the indigenous ethnic nationalities,” he said.
Gundiri further stated that democracy should not be driven by wealth, influence or elite arrangements, but by the popular will of the electorate.
He added that members of the coalition were fully mobilised and ready to support both Governor Fintiri and President Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections.
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
Suspected bandits have kidnapped retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, former Director of Defence Information, and his wife on Matazu Road in Katsina State.
Security sources told PRNigeria that the couple was ambushed on Saturday morning, May 30, 2026, while travelling in a red Peugeot 504 saloon car.
The gunmen intercepted the vehicle and whisked the retired officer and his wife to an unknown location.
The driver escaped with gunshot wounds and is receiving treatment at a nearby hospital, a security source said.
The former DDI and his wife were waylaid by armed men on the route. The driver escaped with gunshot injuries and is receiving medical attention,” the source stated.
Security forces have launched search-and-rescue operations and deployed intelligence assets to track the abductors, according to the source. Official confirmation from the military was still pending at press time.
—Rising concern in Katsina—
The abduction comes amid persistent insecurity in parts of Katsina despite ongoing military operations against bandit groups in the North-West.
In recent years, several serving and retired security personnel have been targeted on highways linking Katsina to neighbouring states. PRNigeria reports that criminal groups now see high-profile individuals, including retired military officers, as lucrative targets.
Maj-Gen Abubakar served as Director of Defence Information and was one of the Nigerian military’s most visible spokespersons during the counterinsurgency campaign against Boko Haram.
The incident is expected to renew calls for stronger security along major highways and rural communities in Katsina, where residents continue to face kidnapping and banditry.
Credit :PRNigeria
Abia State Police Command has nabbed two suspects for conspiracy, attempted child theft and possession of hard drugs.
The Command which made this known on Saturday, named the suspects as Nzubechi Chinagorom and Chinonso Chibundu, indigenes of Olokoro, Umuahia South LGA of the Abia State.
In a statement signed by DSP Maureen Chinaka, the Police Public Relations Officer, the Command said its officers apprehended the suspects through actionable intelligence, in collaboration with Olokoro vigilante personnel.
She stated that the suspects went to the residence of one Miss Amarachi Chinyereugo and attempted to forcibly take away her two-week-old baby girl.
DSP Chinaka said that the Nzubechi Chinagorom allegedly stabbed the nursing mother with a kitchen knife during a struggle, causing the baby to fall and hit her head on ground.
The police spokesperson said that the two suspects fled from the scene and ran into a nearby bush on realizing that the nursing mother, Miss Amarachi Chinyereugo cried out for help.
She added that the suspects were later apprehended at a bus stop
where they had reportedly gone to take hard drugs.
“The mother and child were immediately rushed to the hospital, where they received treatment and have since recovered.
“The suspects were apprehended, exhibits were recovered and investigation has been conducted at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID). Suspects will be charged to court on 2/06/2026,” Chinaka said.
Ex-Minister of Labour and Productivity, SellJoel Ikenya, has been declared winner of the governorship primaries conducted by the Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Taraba State.
Mr Felix Hyat, the chairman of the election committee, who announced the results in Jalingo on Saturday, said Ikenya scored 34,173, to defeat Mr Dinshiya Usman, who polled 4,853.
Hyat, who described the exercise as free, fair and transparent, commended the state working committee of the party for the peaceful conduct.
Ikenya, in his acceptance speech, pledged to revive Taraba to her days of glory if elected governor in 2027.
“I will transform Taraba; I will change the state from salary base, to an industrialised state.
“My desire is to also revive the state infrastructure and attract more investors to boost the economy,” he said.
The governorship candidate, however, denied the allegations of factional PDP in Taraba.
“There is no factional PDP in Taraba; I don’t know where the other people are coming from.
“PDP in Taraba is one, and we do not have any faction in the state. We are working as one united family to reclaim our mandate from Gov. Agbu Kefas of the All Progressives Congress (APC),” he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that, the Nyesom Wike led faction of the party had recently declared senator Emmanuel Bwacha as its governorship candidate in Taraba.
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