Senator Abbo Speaks On Security Threat In Adamawa State

The Senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District, Ishaku Abbo, on Sunday, revealed the reason behind his decision to send a letter to the Inspector General of Police in the build-up of the Local Government Area election on Saturday.

The Senator accused the governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, of constituting himself into a security threat.

Senator Abbo in a statement through his spokesperson said that he warned the state governor not to “constitute himself as the Chief security threat” instead of being “the chief security officer of the state.”

The lawmaker noted he reminded the IGP in a letter dated Thursday, 5th December 2019 that elections have become potential causes of insecurity in Nigeria.

He wrote, “This has become necessary in view of the fact that elections have become potential causes of insecurity in Nigeria and indeed Africa.”

Abbo stated that Adamawa State has suffered from insecurity and instability in the last few years due to attacks by Boko Haram insurgency, communal clashes, farmers-herders clashes, among other causes.”

The lawmaker said, “the conduct and utterances of the Governor of Adamawa State, Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri in the build-up to the local government election where he said that anyone who got the ticket of his party in the various local governments was already a winner, was a serious concern to all peace-loving people of Adamawa State.”

He noted that the governor had planned to travel out of the state having instructed the Chairman of Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission to declare results in Yola in favour of his political party before results are collated.