The nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have reacted to the suspension of their activities in Adamawa by the state Governor, Rt Hon Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, alleging that they would be used for election rigging in the forthcoming governorship and State Assembly elections.
The NGOs represented by 46 groups has in a clear constitutional consideration, called on the Governor Fintiri to rescind the suspended order the the Governor has in a state broadcast declared, would only be lifted after elections.
Read below the full text of NGOs call on the Governor and the list of signatories:
We have observed with utmost dismay, the pronouncement of Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, the Executive Governor of Adamawa State, on Tuesday 28th February 2023, suspending operations of NGOs in the State.
We as NGOs feel are partners in development and we conducted ourselves with appropriate decorum at the Presidential Elections and there is a need for non- partisan Organisations to be allowed to continue with their lawful activities.
“We are therefore calling with a strong voice for the peoples Governor to rescind the order to ban our activities.
Signed:
Name of Organisations
1 ADAMAWA CSO COALITION ON ELECTIONS & GOOD GOVERNANCE
2 ADAMAWA STATE RADIO LISTENERS ASSOCIATION
3 ADAMAWA YOUTH ONLINE YOUTH INITIATIVE
4 BIOFUEL ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTENANCE INITIATIVE
5 AREWA YOUNG WOMEN GRADUATES
6 CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT
7 CENTRE FOR WOMEN & ADOLESCENT EMPOWERMENT (CENTRE)
8 CIVIL SOCIETY ACTION COALITION FOR EDUCATION FOR ALL (CSACEFA)
9 COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL INITIATIVE FOUNDATION, YOLA
10 COUNSELLING ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA, ADAMAWA BRANCH
11DOBIYAN WOMEN AND YOUTH INITIATIVE
12 FIRST STEP ACTION FOR CHILDREN INITIATIVE
13 FOMWAN
14 FULBE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIAITION OF NIGERIA (FULDAN)
15 GARGA FOUNDATION
16 JAHARGAL YESO
17 NAWLO FOUNDATION
18 NEEM FOUNDATION
19 NIGERIA YOUTH ORGANISATION, YOLA
20 NISSAU’S SUNNA AL KHAIRIYA
21 PASTORAL RESOLVE (PARE)
22 PENE DOLTO FOUNDATION
23 RESTORATION OF HOPE INITIATIVE (ROHI)
24 SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF YOUTH
25 SPRING OF HOPE
26 STATE TO STATE
27 SUPPORT FOR NEEDY CHILDREN AND WOMEN INITIATIVE
28 TAILORING ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA, YOLA SOUTH
29 COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN AND YOUTH AND PEACE BUILDING
30 ENVIRONMENTAL CARE FOUNDATION
31 GENERATIONAL YOUTH FARMERS
32 COMMUNITY REACH OUT AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION INITIATIVE
33 DREAM ALIVE WOMEN AND ORPHANS SUPPORT FOUNDATION
34 CHRISTIAN FAITHFUL RIGHTS AID
35 MATASA 360 INITITATIVE
36 JAMIE’S FOUNDATION
37 HEED THE CHILD INITIATIVE
38 TODAY FOR TOMORROW FOUNDATION
39 IYA PATU HEALTH FOUNDATION
40 JABU FOUNDATION
41 YIDE FOUNDATION
42 GROW WITH DATA FOUNDATION
43 ASABSAH SUCCESS INITIATIVE
44 CREATIVE AFRICAN ENABLE INITIATIVE
45 FOUNDATION FOR REFUGE IN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
46 CONFLUENCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE