Adamawa’s Bindo in tinder-box
The situation in Adamawa State has left Governor Jibrilla Bindo in a tinder-box. Ordinarily with his achievements, he does not need to vie for survival except for political miscalculations on his part.
The governor was earlier rumoured to be defecting from APC to PDP and SDP but the signal so far shows that he is still in APC.
A source said: “With ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-Governor Murtala Nyako in PDP, the terrain will be tough for Bindo. If Bindo had been circumspect in his comments when Atiku defected, it would have been easier for him to leave APC for PDP. In one step, he is with Buhari, and when he takes another step, he likes Atiku.
“The seizure of APC structure and alienation of party chieftains like Marcus Gundiri, ex-Military Administrator of Lagos State, Gen. Buba Marwa, ex-SGF Babachir Lawal and ex-EFCC chairman, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu have made the political terrain difficult for the governor to navigate.
“Bindo’s saving grace will be the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, Sen. Binta Masi Garba and a beloved and crowd puller aspiring senator, Aishat Dahiru Modibbo Binani.
“Yet he needs to appease the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and Christians in the state. “Out of 20 appointments he made recently, there was no single Christian in a heterogeneous state like Adamawa. Bindo has to be decisive on his political future.”
