Fintiri Suspends Operations of Adamawa NGOs For Allegedly Aiding Vote Buying

Governor of Adamawa, Ahmadu Fintiri has announced the suspension of the operations of all non-governmental organisatons (NGOs) in the state over alleged involvement in vote-buying during elections.

Fintiri spoke on Tuesday while addressing journalists in the state

He said NGOs have derailed from their humanitarian mandate and are now involved in politics to deceive people of the state.

“It has been discovered that most non-governmental organisations have swallowed the bug and are dabbling into politics in the name of providing humanitarian assistance to the people,” he said during a broadcast.

“Government cannot fold its arms and watch such so-called NGOs mislead the people and inject divisive tendencies into their psyche.

“In view of the foregoing and in furtherance of our desire to reorder the electoral behaviour of our people and remove the influence of the NGOs who have reduced the statutory mandate to that one of a vote buying machine, government has decided to suspend the activities of local and international non-governmental organisations throughout the state until 15th of March, 2023, when the elections are done.

“This is done in good faith and in furtherance of our desire to deepen our democracy and protect the humanitarian mandate of the NGOs. Let us learn to put the interest of the country above any other primordial interest.”