Adamawa’s Future Aligns With Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda — Namdas

By Umar Zubainatu Kambari

A former lawmaker and Director-General of the Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA), Abdulrazak Sa’ad Namdas, has urged the people of Adamawa State to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration in the 2027 general elections, arguing that the state stands to benefit from the continuity of the Renewed Hope Agenda.

Namdas, in a statement on the political future of Adamawa ahead of the 2027 elections, said the state had historically supported different political parties at the federal level based largely on expectations of development and federal intervention.

He noted that although the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had traditionally enjoyed strong support in the state, Adamawa voters demonstrated in the 2015 presidential election that they could shift their allegiance when they believed another political platform offered better prospects.

According to him, the people of Adamawa have often supported incumbent presidents as a way of consolidating ongoing development, with former President Goodluck Jonathan being an exception to the trend.

Namdas argued that an assessment of the Tinubu administration showed that the Federal Government had approved several major infrastructure, security and economic projects with implications for Adamawa.

He listed the re-awarded Jimeta-Mayo Belwa Road project, valued at about ₦83 billion; the Yola-Hong-Mubi Road project, funded at ₦58 billion; and the Yola-Fufore-Gurin Road Phase Two, which received an additional ₦15.2 billion approval for a 20-kilometre extension towards the Cameroon border.

He also cited the Toungo-Karamti Road project, valued at approximately ₦62.9 billion and involving the construction of five major bridges, as another project capable of improving trade between Adamawa and Taraba states.

The Jabbi Lamba-Malabu Road, spanning about 85 kilometres, was also listed among the projects, with Namdas saying the road was about 40 per cent complete.

On security, he said the establishment of the 226th Battalion in Ganye, following approval by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Waidi Shuaibu, would strengthen efforts against insurgency and banditry in the area.

He added that the deployment of troops and ongoing construction of barracks would improve security and potentially stimulate economic activities in the region.

Namdas further pointed to plans for a federal airstrip in Adamawa as another major development initiative.

He said the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development had partnered with the Adamawa State Government on the project, adding that aviation agencies, including the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), conducted a technical assessment of the proposed site along the Mararaba-Mubi axis in February 2026.

According to him, the proposed airstrip is expected to improve emergency response, strengthen security operations around the Cameroon border and facilitate the movement of agricultural products and other goods.

The BCDA boss also highlighted the number of Adamawa indigenes appointed by the Tinubu administration to key positions in government, describing the appointments as evidence of the administration’s inclusion of people from the state in national affairs.

Among those he mentioned were National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu; Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa; Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha; Director-General of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, Hafsat Bakari Jimeta; and several others serving in federal agencies, diplomatic missions and regulatory bodies.

Namdas further claimed that more than 30 indigenes of Adamawa State currently chair or serve on governing boards of federal universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and other institutions.

He maintained that the various appointments and development projects demonstrated what he described as Tinubu’s commitment to Adamawa, arguing that continuity would be necessary to ensure that ongoing projects are completed and expanded.

“Voting for him in 2027 is not merely a political choice but a strategic investment in sustained infrastructure development, economic prosperity and security,” Namdas said.

He argued that the state would benefit more from continuity, particularly if projects already approved by the Federal Government were completed.

On the political structure being put in place ahead of 2027, Namdas said Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri and NSA Nuhu Ribadu were among prominent figures working to strengthen support for Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa.

He also cited the Adamawa Renewed Hope Agenda 226 Movement (ARH226M), a grassroots political platform launched to mobilise support for Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda across the state’s 226 political wards.

Namdas said the movement was intended to bring different support groups together and build a coordinated campaign structure ahead of the 2027 elections.

Governor Fintiri had appointed Professor Abdullahi Liman Tukur, a former Secretary to the State Government and academic, as Director-General of the movement.

Namdas expressed optimism that the combination of the governor, Ribadu, APC executives and other stakeholders supporting the Tinubu administration could give the President a strong chance of securing victory in Adamawa in 2027.