The Adamawa State Governor-elect, Ahmadu Umar Fintiri, has inaugurated a 65-member transition committee to prepare for his takeover as the state governor come May 29, 2019.
Inaugurating the committee at Munar Hotel in the state capital, Yola, Fintiri told the committee to be fast in discharging its mandate as he intends to be quick in carrying out the responsibilities of his office to Adamawa people upon assumption of office.
“We hope to receive as soon as possible the interim report so that we can set the ball rolling. Our people expect so much from us and we will not delay in doing whatever we can to meet their expectations,” Fintiri told the committee.
The committee, which is expected to work with a parallel committee to be set up by outgoing Governor Mohammed Jibrilla Bindow, is mandated to suggest a detailed description of the structure of government: it’s institutions, the number of the workforce, those on the pension roaster, complete names of political office holders, including commissioners and special advisers; among others.
Fintiri also charged the committee to obtain detailed information on the assets and liabilities of Adamawa State, including ongoing contracts, level of execution, amount of money expended, outstanding balance, among others, “to guide us on the necessary decisions that will be made as soon as we come into office.”
He also asked the committee to recommend a functional cost-effective structure and composition of the incoming government.
“The recommendations should avoid making the administration top-heavy with political appointments at the expense of a modest size cabinet to enable us deliver prompt socio-economic services to the people of the state,” he said.
The transition committee is headed by a former permanent secretary at the Federal Ministry of Defence, Alhaji Aliyu Ismaila, who in a speech during the inauguration ceremony, promised to be prompt in the discharge of the briefs of the committee.
