Gender Equality: Adamawa gets 21 male council chairmen, 21 vice chairwomen
Adamawa State on Monday, July 15, inaugurated the newly elected chairmen for its 21 local government areas.
The chairmen were declared winners on Sunday, July 14, following the statewide council election held on Saturday, July 13.
In line with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) pre-election decision to achieve gender parity by having all candidates nominate running mates of the opposite sex, the election resulted in 21 male council chairmen and 21 female vice chairpersons, as PDP candidates won in all 21 council areas.
During the swearing-in ceremony at Mahmud Ribadu Square in Yola, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri urged the new council leaders to remain accessible to their constituents.
“Being council chair is no part-time job; you must always be available as much as possible when your people need you,” Fintiri said.
Making a thanksgiving speech on behalf of all the chairmen, the chairman of Toungo council area, Suleiman Gankuma, said they would not disappoint the people who elected them.
Proofreading by Uchechi Ojo, Sub-editor at Neptune Prime.
