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The Adamawa state House of Assembly today cleared the daughter of a former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, Ms. Fatima Abubakar, and the son of the Lamido Adamawa, Muhammad Barkindo-Mustapha, as commissioners in absentia.
According to PREMIUM TIMES, the clearance of the duo whose whose nomination at the outset received a barrage of criticism has sparked fresh outrage.
Reacting to the development, a political analyst in the state, Muhammad Ismail, said, “I have every cause to say and believe that the change which we toiled for by electing the new set of lawmakers is being frittered away on the alter of egregious grandstanding, unwarranted ego and utter foolishness and it is a signal of bad, shaky and faulty beginning, and it has bad effect on the future.
''I have never heard of a time ministers or commissioners were screened in absentia no matter their influence or positions, but yesterday (Thursday), Adamawa State House of Assembly has set a precedent by screening and approving the nomination of the daughter of former Vice President Dr. Fatima Atiku Abubakar and another nominee [Mr. Barkindo].
''The situation has also shown the level of contempt the two absentee nominees have for both the House of Assembly and the generality of Adamawa people by refusing to turn up during the screening process, making people to hold the notion that the two are above both the law and the ordinary people of Adamawa State,” Mr. Ismail said.
According to PREMIUM TIMES, the clearance of the duo whose whose nomination at the outset received a barrage of criticism has sparked fresh outrage.
Reacting to the development, a political analyst in the state, Muhammad Ismail, said, “I have every cause to say and believe that the change which we toiled for by electing the new set of lawmakers is being frittered away on the alter of egregious grandstanding, unwarranted ego and utter foolishness and it is a signal of bad, shaky and faulty beginning, and it has bad effect on the future.
''I have never heard of a time ministers or commissioners were screened in absentia no matter their influence or positions, but yesterday (Thursday), Adamawa State House of Assembly has set a precedent by screening and approving the nomination of the daughter of former Vice President Dr. Fatima Atiku Abubakar and another nominee [Mr. Barkindo].
''The situation has also shown the level of contempt the two absentee nominees have for both the House of Assembly and the generality of Adamawa people by refusing to turn up during the screening process, making people to hold the notion that the two are above both the law and the ordinary people of Adamawa State,” Mr. Ismail said.
