THE acting governor of Adamawa State, Alhaji Ahmadu Fintiri, stormed the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja, on Friday, to declare that he has reclaim the party’s mandate stolen by the impeached governor, Admiral Murtala Nyako.

Fintiri, who was apparently at the party headquarters to brief the hierarchy of the recent events in Adamawa culminating in the removal of Nyako, had a closed door meeting with the Deputy National Chairman of PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, at Legacy House, Abuja, an extension of the national secretariat.

The former Speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly was recently sworn in as the acting governor following the impeachment of Nyako who had defected from the PDP to the All Progressive Congress (APC).

Explaining his mission while speaking to journalists after the meeting, Fintiri noted that his emergence as acting governor has restored the party back to the people of Adamawa State.

“As a loyal and obedient party member, I came on a courtesy call to my party and the National Working Committee (NWC) as my first assignment after the battle to remove governor Nyako who had stolen the mandate of the PDP under which he was elected for eight years,” he said.

He added: “I came here to bring back the mandate and I have handed over to them the mandate. I promise that I will work together with the party, its leadership, the people of Adamawa to ensure that our party is restored to the people.”

Meanwhile, the national leadership of PDP has applauded the removal of Nyako, noting that the removal of the former governor and swearing in of Fintiri will help to address the rot that the people of Adamawa State had been subjected to.

According to the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Chief Olisa Metuh, Fintiri will restore dignity to the party, redress the misdeed of the former governor.

He therefore urged the people of the state to give the new leadership all the necessary support and cooperation to enable him to move the state forward.