Apparently fearing possible implosion within the ruling People’s Democratic Party(PDP) in the state, the Presidency has summoned the sacked acting governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, and warned him not to confront the court-appointed governor of the state, Mr. Bala James Ngillari.
Fintiri had, shortly after being sacked, filed an appeal and a stay of execution of the judgement through his counsel, Bayo Ojo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, against the ruling.
Sunday Vanguard gathered that Jonathan convened a meeting with Fintiri at the Presidential Villa on Friday during which he gave him a piece of his mind and that of the party regarding his decision to challenge his ouster.
According to informed sources, the President told Fintiri, not to press ahead with the appeal since it had the potential to further polarise the PDP in Adamawa and strengthen the chance of the rival All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the 2015 polls.
Although the source at the meeting did not give details of what the two politicians discussed, it was learnt that Jonathan further drew the attention of Fintiri to the fact that the party was one and that he needed to work together with the new governor to ensure its success in the upcoming election.
The President, it was gathered, also impressed upon Fintiri to accept what happened to him last Wednesday in good faith and drop his threat to personally pursue the appeal against Ngillari, adding that something would be done to compensate him.
A top government official in Yola confirmed to Sunday Vanguard that the meeting between Jonathan and Fintiri on Friday was at the instance of the President, who sent for him.
Source: Vanguard
