2027: Malami condemns alleged attacks on ADC campaign
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Malami, the ADC governorship candidate in Kebbi State, also expressed appreciation to residents for what he described as the massive turnout and support for former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and the party’s leadership at the campaign event held on Thursday, November 5. He said the Kebbi State Government’s denial of involvement and its attribution of the demolition to a private ownership dispute did not remove the need for transparency and accountability.
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✦Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has condemned alleged attacks and acts of intimidation against members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) during the party’s presidential campaign flag-off in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State.
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Thursday:Malami, the ADC governorship candidate in Kebbi State, also expressed appreciation to residents for what he described as the massive turnout and support for former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and the party’s leadership at the campaign event held on Thursday, November 5.Friday:In a statement issued on Friday by his Special Assistant on Media, Mohammed Bello Doka, Malami said the turnout demonstrated the people’s determination to pursue a better future for the state and the country.2026:On the challenges facing Kebbi, he listed banditry, displacement, poverty, food insecurity and disruption of agricultural activities, citing the National Emergency Management Agency’s humanitarian intervention in March 2026 for victims of banditry in Shanga, Yauri and Bunza.
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✦Malami, the ADC governorship candidate in Kebbi State, also expressed appreciation to residents for what he described as the massive turnout and support for former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and the party’s leadership at the campaign event held on Thursday, November 5.
✦He said the Kebbi State Government’s denial of involvement and its attribution of the demolition to a private ownership dispute did not remove the need for transparency and accountability.
✦Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has condemned alleged attacks and acts of intimidation against members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) during the party’s presidential campaign flag-off in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State.
Key Facts:Thursday: Malami, the ADC governorship candidate in Kebbi State, also expressed appreciation to residents for what he described as the massive turnout and support for former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and the party’s leadership at the campaign event held on Thursday, November 5.Friday: In a statement issued on Friday by his Special Assistant on Media, Mohammed Bello Doka, Malami said the turnout demonstrated the people’s determination to pursue a better future for the state and the country.2026: On the challenges facing Kebbi, he listed banditry, displacement, poverty, food insecurity and disruption of agricultural activities, citing the National Emergency Management Agency’s humanitarian intervention in March 2026 for victims of banditry in Shanga, Yauri and Bunza.
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Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has condemned alleged attacks and acts of intimidation against members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) during the party’s presidential campaign flag-off in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State.
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Malami, the ADC governorship candidate in Kebbi State, also expressed appreciation to residents for what he described as the massive turnout and support for former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and the party’s leadership at the campaign event held on Thursday, November 5.
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He said the Kebbi State Government’s denial of involvement and its attribution of the demolition to a private ownership dispute did not remove the need for transparency and accountability.
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Malami, the ADC governorship candidate in Kebbi State, also expressed appreciation to residents for what he described as the massive turnout and support for former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and the party’s leadership at the campaign event held on Thursday, November 5.
