The Kebbi State Government accuses African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate Abubakar Malami of politicising a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) poverty report. Officials say he is using the report to criticise the current administration led by Governor Nasir Idris ahead of the 2027 elections.
Kebbi’s Commissioner for Information and Culture, Yakubu Ahmed-BK, makes the accusation during a public response in Birnin Kebbi. The government statement argues that Malami’s presentation of the UNDP findings is aimed at election campaigning rather than a fair use of the data. Across the outlets, the core dispute centres on whether Malami’s comments and claims based on the report are legitimate policy critique or election-driven messaging.
