Establish a large-scale rice production plant in Fufore — Muhammadu Jibrilla Bindow

Total tracked

Kept

Partial / mixed

Broken

Kept

Partial / mixed

Broken

In progress

Governance

'Train of Change' governance blueprint

Broken

The promise

Launched a 'Train of Change' programme and commissioned a 15-year development blueprint, alongside a 'Public Traditional Partnership' (PTP) structure to align political and traditional leadership on grassroots projects.

Assessment

The 'Train of Change' programme and its 15-year development blueprint were announced early in the tenure, but no independently verified outcomes followed. Bindow became the first Adamawa governor since 1999 to be voted out after a single term, saying on his way out, 'I wish I had done better.'

Infrastructure

Expand the township road network

Kept

The promise

Promised improved road connectivity within Adamawa's towns, particularly Yola.

Assessment

Delivered a township roads network including the Karewa-Masakare road, Gumti road, Wauru Jabbe off Numan road, and the Yola bypass to the Upper Benue River Basin Development Authority quarters, among others.

Agriculture

Establish a large-scale rice production plant in Fufore

Broken

The promise

Promised to establish a large-scale rice production and processing company in Fufore as part of the administration's economic diversification plan.

Assessment

The large-scale rice production and processing plant at Fufore was listed for implementation in 2016, but no evidence of its construction or operation has emerged. Bindow lost his 2019 re-election bid with the project undelivered.

Governance

Transparent management of state funds

Broken

The promise

Campaigned on accountable use of Adamawa's treasury.

Assessment

EFCC intelligence later alleged Bindow participated in looting the state treasury of about ₦62 billion through several bank accounts, and after he defected to the PDP in 2024 further reports alleged EFCC scrutiny of an even larger, roughly ₦400 billion scam.