Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State on Thursday, asserted that he is a politician who is open to possibilities.
He made the assertions while fielding questions from journalists after presenting his 2026 budget to the state House of Assembly.
Although he did not dismiss speculation of a likelihood of defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC, he also did not exactly affirm it leaving room for more rumours.
Asked for his reaction to the street talk about a defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and when he would likely take such step, Fintiri said, “I am a grassroots politician. What will happen, when it happens, then you can judge me.”
He stressed that for now, he could not say much, he explained, “I am still trying to organise the PDP which is my party and which gave me the platform to be here.”
Analyts believe the governor’s response is short of an outright rejection of the speculation of his defection to the APC in Adamawa State, however, the lack of definiteness in his remark suggests to observers that there may be substance in the long held public impression that he would soon become one of the many governors who have defected to the APC.
