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From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi
The Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy to the Kebbi State Governor, Alhaji Abdullahi Idris Zuru, has noted that no matter how desperate the former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Chika Malami (SAN), is, he could not unseat Governor Nasir Idris in the 2027 general election.
Zuru, who stated this in a statement he made available to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi, noted that election of the current Governor, Dr Nasir Idris, was due to the divine intervention and the will of God.
He noted that since the inception of the democracy system from 1999, there was no period thuggery and disruption of peace erupted in the state ahead of the election.
According to him, “Since the inception of the present democratic dispensation in 1999, Kebbi State has been witnessing hitch-free electioneering political campaigns and peaceful transition from the outgoing to incoming administrations after successful two terms tenure of office. Although there was a failed attempt in 2011, similar to the desperation being exhibited by Abubakar Malami.
“In the present day, Kebbi State appeared to be witnessing a strange politics of hooliganism, thuggery and deployment of massively accumulated questionable resources for selfish political gains.
Following the unfolding build-up towards the 2027 general elections, it is evidently clear that Abubakar Malami, the former Minister of Justice desperation for the governorship seat has revealed an unimaginable elements of insanity in the conduct of his early political campaign.
“Malami’s recent actions in Kebbi State’s politics have caused serious cause of concern among the citizens as he with impunity engages hired armed political thugs from the neighbouring states to disrupt peace and stability in Kebbi State, specifically targeting the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its members.
“The former minister allegedly deployed massive resources accumulated through questionable means to achieve selfish political ambitions, including funding destructive campaigns of calumny against President Bola Tinubu and Governor Nasir Idris.
“There is no gainsaying that Malami is one of the major beneficiaries of the All Progressives Congress APC and the late President Muhammadu Buhari in the country, but has now not only resigned from the APC and joined the ADC, betrayed his benefactors that brought him to the nation’s political limelight but also glaringly deploying his questionable accumulated wealth in an attempt to rubbish the legacy of the late President Buhari and sabotage the re-election bid of President Bola Tinubu and Comrade Governor Nasir Idris.”
The resources are being used through the use of professional consultants for the sponsorship of programmes in radio and television stations including social media, a destructive campaign of calumny through fabrication of falsehood, baseless and mischievous allegations against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Comrade Governor Nasir Idris.
“The recent organised unpatriotic and inhuman activities carried out by the Malami organisation was the engagement of hired armed political thugs from the neighbouring states who allegedly unleashed mayhem on innocent people and vandalised valuable properties in the state capital including the All Progressives Congress bill boards and vehicles at the state Secretariat, obviously aimed at causing insecurity and possible bloodshed in the state.”
Zuru also explained that Malami’s camp early this week sponsored a publication of fabricated falsehood and mischievous baseless allegations against the state government.
“Among the allegations signed by a fake name with no verifiable address was the alleged arrest and prosecution of some claimed supporters of the ADC by the security agencies and the state judiciary.
“Interestingly, the Abubakar Malami sponsored blackmail writer categorically indicted the Nigerian Police and the Department of the State Security Service for alleged connivance with the state government.
“However, Abubakar Malami and his co-travellers in the ADC under his single-handed leadership need to come to terms with the reality that Comrade Governor Nasir Idris is destined by God through the divine wisdom of the people of Kebbi State to govern the state under the All Progressives Congress (APC).
“Clear indication of the divine intervention is the unambiguous confirmation and endorsement of all the politicians of substance, including the elected representatives of the opposition political parties and indeed the majority of the people of the state. Also considered as another God’s guidance and blessings is the wisdom granted Comrade Governor Nasir Idris that facilitates his success in changing the narrative of the state socio-economic transformation within two years of his stewardship.
“It is therefore obvious that the Comrade Governor is destined by God through the divine wisdom of the people of Kebbi State to govern the state for eight years and any challenge to that effect amounts to a challenge of God’s will.”
