*Surely you shall still overcome shall there be any coming murky waters
By; TOM GARBA
You would recall that the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Adamawa State, Mr Humwashi Wonosikou few days ago, issued a statement calling on the people of the state to pray for His Excellency, Rt Hon Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri to mark his 56th birthday celebration.
Governor Fintiri solicited prayers as a birthday gift to Adamawa State citizens and Nigerians on sundry issues some of which are the judgment delivered on Saturday, challenging his authenticity as the substantive governor of the state.
At the tribunal on Saturday, the three-man judges with Justice Theodore Ulojo as the leading Judge spent over six hours thrashing out line by line, one by one the petition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship candidate, Senator Aishatu Ahmed Dahiru (Binani).
The judge snowed bow his judgement by nose-diving simple “Dismissal” for lacking electoral regulations, it became a breakout celebration in the city of Yola, Jimeta, Numan, Michika, and Madagali.
The whole state was turned into wild jubilation that Rt Hon Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri is the confirmed governor of the state as declared by the tribunal judges.
I recall how the prayers of many people, both the old and young bombarded the Social Media, praying for him to succeed as governor, especially on Saturday’s judgement.
It’s a battle won, a victory for the people of Adamawa State. The faith I now have on the governor, is strong enough to paddle him through the many waters of coming court litigations shall there be appeal by aggrieved candidates as it is already done by candidates of the SDP, Dr Umar Ardo.
My Governor Sir, continue the good work. Your records of achievements now speak well of you that the God who started a good thing for with will finish it to the end of your journey as the substantive Governor of Adamawa State as pronounced by the electoral tribunal court.
The prayers of millions of people around the world will guide and guard you through coming to any legal tussles.
The prayers of the saints and the good people of Adamawa State will fight, defend, keep, and make you a survivor of the, a Governor leading the government of a common Man.
I congratulate you on this historic moment of Adamawa’s political journey. Keep working Sir, keep the tempo of your good and excellent work of the Urban renewal mandate high and wide to the nooks and crannies of the State.
You are a lion, tip-toeing the land of beauty for the Masses’ sake. You are a tiger, wild and gallant, fearless and focused to dare the impossible. Of course, you are sheep, harmless and gentle, innocent and calm to serve the people of Adamawa well.
These prayers are still with you, they are still backing you from now to any day coming when someone will still shout nay in disagreement with what the judge of our land pronounced.
It’s a prayer answered all the time, because the God you serve, we serve, is a faithful God from now even to the end of time.
Congratulations Sir, now that the Battle is over.
Tom Garba, SPSP, FIMC, FBMC, a journalist, wrote this piece
From Abuja, Nigeria
