The Kebbi State Government has opened a frontal attack on the African Democratic Congress and its governorship candidate, Abubakar Malami, accusing them of converting the state’s security crisis into fuel for the 2027 campaign.
In a statement released by the Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy to Governor Nasir Idris, the government alleged that opposition figures have been touring Internally Displaced Persons camps and banditry-hit communities not out of concern, but to harvest political sympathy.
According to the government, the ADC’s campaign rests on three pillars: invented accusations, efforts to stir up civil servants, and propaganda dressed up as security commentary.
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It specifically took aim at what it called attempts to excite the state’s workforce with talk of better welfare and a new secretariat, framing the promises as bait rather than policy.
The statement also condemned recent visits by ADC leaders and candidates to affected communities and IDP camps as politically motivated, singling out Malami for what it described as crocodile tears during a stop in Jega.
Also criticised was Shehu Muhammed Koko, the party’s House of Representatives candidate for Koko/Besse/Maiyama Federal Constituency, whom the government accused of showing insensitivity during a condolence visit.
On Malami’s legal troubles, the statement referenced allegations of questionable wealth amassed while he held public office, recalling court orders for the seizure of about 50 properties and the freezing of 47 bank accounts. It offered no further details on those cases.
The government said the ADC’s activities came on the heels of Governor Idris’s own visits to Sakaba, Danko/Wasagu and Shanga Local Government Areas, where he announced additional armoured vehicles and extra military personnel, including civilian Joint Task Force members, to bolster security operations.
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