Kebbi Government Slams Malami Over UNDP Poverty Report Claim

The Kebbi State Government accused Abubakar Malami, the ADC’s governorship candidate, of using a UNDP poverty report to attack the APC-led administration for political gain ahead of the 2027 elections. Information Commissioner Yakubu Ahmed-BK noted that Malami served as attorney-general under Muhammadu Buhari during part of the period covered by the report and blamed policies of the previous administration for some of the economic difficulties. Ahmed-BK also criticized Malami’s record on insecurity and disputed his account of reported killings in Tadurga in 2025, saying later clarifications put the death toll below 30. He defended Governor Nasir Idris’s security efforts, including the provision of vehicles and motorcycles to security agencies.