“Land of Beauty”
- Capital
- Yola
- Created
- 27 August 1991
- Population
- 4,902,100 2022 estimate
- LGAs
- 21
His Excellency
Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri
Executive Governor of Adamawa State
All Progressives Congress North-East
- In office since
- 29 May 2019
- Term
- 2nd term
- Term ends
- May 2027
- Deputy
- Kaletapwa George Farauta
Biography
Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri (born 27 October 1967) is a Nigerian politician who has served as Governor of Adamawa State since 29 May 2019. Born in Gulak, Madagali Local Government Area, he attended schools in Gulak and Michika and studied History at the University of Maiduguri.
A former Speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Fintiri briefly served as acting governor in 2014 after the impeachment of Murtala Nyako. As the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate he won the 2019 governorship election after a supplementary poll, defeating the incumbent Muhammadu Umaru Jibrilla Bindow, and was re-elected in 2023 after another supplementary election against Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed (Binani) of the APC.
His administration has emphasised urban infrastructure in the Yola–Jimeta metropolis, including flyovers and road dualisation, alongside rural roads, health facilities and empowerment schemes for small businesses. On 27 February 2026 Fintiri announced his defection from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a statewide broadcast, a move followed by members of his cabinet and several state legislators. His second and final term ends in May 2027.
Career before office
Fintiri was elected to the Adamawa State House of Assembly, where he held several leadership positions before becoming Speaker. Following the impeachment of Governor Murtala Nyako in July 2014, he served as acting governor of Adamawa State until October 2014, and he remained Speaker until 2015.
Key initiatives in office
- Construction of flyovers in the Yola–Jimeta metropolis, including a N9.26 billion third flyover project in Yola
- Jimeta ultra-modern shopping complex project
- Rural and urban road construction and rehabilitation across the state's 21 LGAs
- Installation of a CT scan machine at Yola Specialist Hospital (April 2025)
- Cash-support empowerment scheme for small-scale entrepreneurs launched in March 2024
Education
- BA History, University of Maiduguri (1992)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Policy and Strategic Studies, University of Maiduguri (2004)
Adamawa State at a glance
North-East
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