Former Attorney General of the Federation Abubakar Malami has formally picked up the African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship nomination form for the 2027 Kebbi State election. He announced the move in a statement posted on his social media platforms on Saturday. Malami cited worsening insecurity, poverty, poor healthcare, educational decline, and economic hardship in Kebbi State as reasons for entering the race. He described the state as facing one of Nigeria's worst humanitarian and governance crises.
Malami claimed that over 67 per cent of children aged six to fifteen in Kebbi are out of school. He also stated that more than 88 per cent of children in the state live in multidimensional poverty. He raised concerns about high maternal mortality and limited access to antenatal and essential health services in rural areas. On insecurity, he said bandit and kidnapper attacks persist across communities, forcing farmers to abandon farmlands and disrupting businesses.
The former minister accused the current Kebbi State administration of misplacing priorities amid widespread suffering. He declared a "State of Emergency on Misgovernance" in the state. If elected, Malami pledged to restore security, improve public education, strengthen healthcare, revive agriculture, and create youth opportunities. He said his motivation is service, accountability, and sustainable development.
Malami insisted that ineffective leadership and empty propaganda must end. He called on Kebbi residents to support his mission to rebuild the state. "There will be no retreat and no surrender in the collective struggle to rescue our state," he said.
Malami criticises Kebbi's leadership over out-of-school children and poverty while having served in a federal government that oversaw national declines in education and social welfare. His call for accountability bypasses his role in a system that failed to address these issues at the national level. Nigerians in Kebbi may question why his urgency for reform did not emerge earlier, during his tenure as Attorney General. His campaign hinges on moral authority, but his silence during years of federal governance weakens that claim.
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