Adamawa: Mbula people reject lawmaker as Fintiri takes campaign to Borong

• Published date: 22 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

GOVERNOR Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State on Saturday took his re-election campaign to Borrong, the heartland town of the Mbula people, where he received a pledge of block votes.

The crowd that welcomed Fintiri to Borrong, however, openly spurned the re-election effort of their own representative in the state House of Assembly, Kate Mamuno of the Demsa constituency, who was on the governor's entourage.

Fintiri had mounted the podium with the lawmaker and other party bigwigs to assure the people of Borrong and surrounding communities that their welfare would be his priorities should they give him their votes during the March 11 governorship election.

He also pledged that the dilapidated road from Yola to Borrong would be rehabilitated if re-elected.

The governor, however, ran into open opposition when...