{"id":10244,"date":"2026-11-05T17:17:10","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T17:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/05\/atiku-flags-off-adc-campaign-in-kebbi-pledges-security-fuel-subsidy-restoration\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T17:17:10","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T17:17:10","slug":"atiku-flags-off-adc-campaign-in-kebbi-pledges-security-fuel-subsidy-restoration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/05\/atiku-flags-off-adc-campaign-in-kebbi-pledges-security-fuel-subsidy-restoration\/","title":{"rendered":"Atiku flags off ADC campaign in Kebbi, pledges security, fuel subsidy restoration"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Atiku<\/p>\n

By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin Kebbi<\/strong><\/p>\n

BIRNIN KEBBI \u2014 Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has pledged to address Nigeria\u2019s security challenges and restore fuel subsidy if elected president in the 2027 general elections.<\/p>\n

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Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), made the promises during the flag-off of his campaign in Kebbi State, where he described the forthcoming election as a referendum on the policies of the President Bola Tinubu administration.<\/p>\n

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He said the election would provide Nigerians with an opportunity to decide whether to retain the current government or embrace an alternative amid concerns over economic hardship and insecurity.<\/p>\n

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Supporters of the ADC converged on the party\u2019s secretariat in Birnin Kebbi to welcome Atiku and other party chieftains ahead of the campaign rally.<\/p>\n

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Speaking at the event, the Director-General of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Austin Akobundu, commended party members for attending the gathering despite what he described as intimidation by the state government.<\/p>\n

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Akobundu said the 2027 election would be a referendum on the performance of the Tinubu administration, adding that hunger, insecurity and unemployment would feature prominently in the campaign.<\/p>\n

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The ADC National Chairman, in his remarks, described the party as a moving train that could not be stopped by intimidation.<\/p>\n

He urged Kebbi residents to vote for Abubakar Malami as governor, Atiku as president and other ADC candidates in the 2027 elections.<\/p>\n

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Atiku and his running mate also criticised some projects being presented as achievements of the Tinubu administration, alleging that they were legacies of the late President Muhammadu Buhari.<\/p>\n

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They described the ADC as an alternative for Nigerians seeking improved security and a reversal of the fuel subsidy policy.<\/p>\n

The rally climaxed with the ADC National Chairman formally presenting the party\u2019s flag to Malami as its governorship candidate for the 2027 election.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, security was heightened in Birnin Kebbi ahead of Atiku\u2019s arrival, with security personnel deployed across parts of the state capital to prevent any breakdown of law and order.<\/p>\n

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The campaign rally ended peacefully, with no reported attacks or destruction of vehicles, unlike the violence alleged to have accompanied the party\u2019s campaign activities in Sokoto State.<\/p>\n

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