Few hours after , a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja ordered the removal of the Acting Governor of Adamawa State and the reinstatement of former deputy governor of Adamawa state, Mr Bala Ngilari. , he has now been sworn in as the substantive governor of the state.
The president of the customary court of appeal, Justice Audu Lagre administered the oath of office on Ngilari at the Government House, Yola.
After taking oath of office, Ngilari promised to run an open, transparent and all-inclusive government, he also pledge his unalloyed support and loyalty to the PDP and Mr. President.
Ngilari described his emergence as an act of God who gives power to whoever He chooses”.
“We acknowledge the divine power of God in all that happened. The holy books of both religions subscribe to the fact that power belongs to God and He gives it in trust to whosoever he wills,” Ngilari said.
Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) formally called off Saturday by-election which would have produced a new governor for the state.
“In compliance with the court order, INEC hereby suspends all preparations for the conduct of governorship bye-election in Adamawa state, which was scheduled to hold on Saturday, 11th October, 2014,” INEC said to announce the cancellation of the by-election.
The federal high court, Abuja on Wednesday, October 8, 2014, delivered judgment in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/545/2014 betweenBarrister Bala James Nggilari vs. Speaker Adamawa State House of Assembly & 5 Ors,” INEC said in a statement.
“The court declared that Barrister Bala James Nggilari did not resign from his office as deputy governor of Adamawa state as required by the constitution and granted, among others, an order restraining INEC from conducting a bye-election to fill the office of governor of Adamawa state.