Adamu Abubakar, son of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, has resigned as Adamawa’s commissioner for works and energy development shortly after Governor Ahmadu Fintiri defected from the PDP to the APC.
Adamu Abubakar, the first son of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, has resigned as Adamawa State’s commissioner for works and energy development, days after Governor Ahmadu Fintiri defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Abubakar’s resignation letter, dated March 2, 2026, was addressed to the governor through the Secretary to the State Government. He did not state any reason for his decision.
Governor Fintiri had announced his defection to the APC in a statewide broadcast last Friday, declaring that members of his cabinet and the PDP’s state structure were moving with him. Within 24 hours, 22 commissioners and special advisers publicly confirmed their alignment with the governor. However, Abubakar was not among those who declared for the APC, a development viewed as significant given his father’s prominent position within the PDP at the national level.
In a statement issued Monday night by his media aide, Abdulaziz Jauro, Abubakar expressed appreciation to the governor for the opportunity to serve and pledged continued loyalty to the administration’s developmental agenda. He also thanked his father “for granting him the moral support and blessing to serve the people of Adamawa State.” The statement added that his resignation “does not mark the end of his commitment to public service,” but “rather the beginning of new avenues for developmental collaboration.”
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