IT is breaking news: former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has joined the governorship queue.
He has just picked the governorship nomination form of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the 2027 elections, subsisting cases against him nothwithstanding.
Malami seeks to represent Kebbi, he just stated in a post on his social media handles at the weekend, using the second person narrative.
If you want to know the reasons for him throwing his hat into the ring, the former attorney general cites a number of issues including:
- Economic hardship,
- Worsening Insecurity
- poor healthcare,
- educational decline
Kebbi State he says, is currently facing one of the worst humanitarian and governance crises in Nigeria, even as maternal mortality remains high.
The post adds in part: “The political atmosphere in Kebbi State has changed dramatically following the formal decision of Abubakar Malami to secure the governorship nomination and expression of interest forms of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 governorship election.”
“Across political and grassroots circles, Malami’s entry into the race is already being described as the long-awaited “Operation Rescue” mission to pull Kebbi State out of worsening insecurity, economic stagnation, collapsing public services, and what many residents now openly describe as a dangerous era of leadership failure.
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s“For years, Kebbi — once regarded as one of Nigeria’s most promising agricultural states — has steadily drifted into hardship. Public frustration has grown over rising poverty, failing infrastructure, insecurity, and declining social welfare indicators.
“Today, the realities confronting ordinary citizens are grim. More than 67 percent of school-age children are reportedly out of school, leaving an entire generation at risk.
“Rural healthcare systems remain severely overstretched, with maternal mortality, malaria infections, and poor antenatal care continuing to threaten thousands of lives.
“Malnutrition levels among children have triggered repeated humanitarian concerns from international health organisations.
“Armed banditry and kidnappings have destabilized communities, forced farmers off their lands, crippled local economic activities, and spread fear across several parts of the state.
“It is against this backdrop that Malami’s entrance into the race is being viewed not merely as another political ambition, but as the emergence of a formidable alternative with the experience, national stature, and administrative capacity to reposition Kebbi State,” the statement read.
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