Nigeria: Adamawa Assembly Grants Fintiri Power to Appoint Acting Emirs, Chiefs

The Adamawa State House of Assembly on Thursday passed a bill amending the state’s Chiefs’ Appointment and Deposition Law No. 20 of 2025, empowering the governor to appoint a prince from the ruling house to act in place of an incapacitated emir or chief.

The bill was approved after the House Ad-hoc Committee, chaired by Deputy Speaker Mohammed Buba Jijiwa (Jada/Mbulo Constituency), presented its report during Wednesday’s plenary session.

In its report, the committee suggested changing the bill’s…