The Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Dr. Abdulmumini Kabir Usman, strongly criticized leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) during a high-profile visit to his palace. [1, 2]
The monarch spoke during a visit by Senator Abdulaziz Abubakar Yari, the Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council for President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid. The delegation also included Katsina State Governor Dikko Umaru Radda and former Governor Aminu Bello Masari. [1, 2]
In a widely circulated video from the meeting, the Emir delivered a blunt assessment, warning the APC politicians to "stop deceiving Nigerians" about the true condition of the country. [1, 2]
The Emir's main rebukes focused on the following issues:
•Prioritizing Campaigns over Security: The Emir expressed deep anger that politicians are already jostling for 2027 campaign tickets while everyday citizens are being killed by bandits. He noted that 52 schools are closed within his emirate and farmers cannot access farmlands across 12 Local Government Areas due to severe insecurity. He questioned why they were building a campaign structure instead of a security task force to capture bandit leaders like Bello Turji. [1, 2, 3]
•Selfishness vs. Public Service: He accused political leaders of forgetting the common people once elections are over. He remarked that politicians treat the palace like a "voting center or toilet" that they only visit when they need something, only to disappear to Abuja and Lagos until the next election cycle.[1]
•Internal Party Infighting: He openly called out internal rivalries within the state APC, pointing to the friction between the camps of current Governor Radda, former Governor Masari, and Abuja-based politicians. He noted that while they fight for political dominance, ordinary masses face severe hunger. [1]
•A Warning on the 2027 Elections: He warned that voters have learned from the politicians' selfishness. He cautioned that in 2027, if the APC brings bags of rice and money to buy votes, the people will collect the items but still vote against the party. [1]
The Emir concluded by challenging Senator Yari to stand for the truth, use dialogue and persuasion rather than political backbiting, and properly convey the suffering and economic hardships of ordinary Nigerians back to the presidency. [1]
If I had my way, no member of the rubber stamp National Assembly will return. INEC is misbehaving and no one is calling them to order. Very disgraceful really.
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Car purchases
Flight bookings and many more cases
Former INEC Commissioner Festus Okoye says INEC is in breach of the Electoral Act by not displaying the voters’ register. He also asks why voters aged 18 to 34 fell from about 37 million to 29 million.
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TINUBU AND @inecnigeria CANNOT HIDE 103 MILLION NAMES AND EXPECT NIGERIANS TO TRUST THE 2027 ELECTION — ATIKU
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has demanded the immediate publication of the preliminary voters’ register, warning that its absence from INEC’s online display during the announced October 9 to 15 scrutiny period raises grave questions about the integrity of the 2027 election.
In a statement issued by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, Atiku said:
“INEC has announced more than 103 million registered voters. Nigerians went to its portal to inspect the names and found an empty page. That is an outrage. A figure cannot answer an objection. A press announcement cannot tell a voter whether her name has been omitted. Show Nigerians the register.
“I cannot recall a more brazen invitation to distrust the voter register. INEC announced a seven-day exercise and then failed to make the register available on the portal provided for public scrutiny. Section 19(1) of the Electoral Act 2026 requires display at registration areas and online. INEC does not get to treat that requirement as optional.
“Worse still, INEC’s chairman reportedly said on October 5 that the public display had already been completed. Nigerians were subsequently told it would take place from October 9 to 15. Which statement is true? Where was the register published? For seven full days, or for no days at all? INEC must produce the dates, the links and the records of access.
“Section 63(2) of the Electoral Act 2026 permits a returning officer to count a ballot paper without INEC’s official mark if satisfied that it came from a book supplied to the polling unit. What evidence will establish that origin? Who will verify it, and how will parties challenge a false claim? Nigerians cannot be denied access to the voters’ register before election day and then be asked to accept unmarked ballot papers after voting. INEC must set out enforceable safeguards against counterfeit ballots, and the National Assembly must close any loophole that leaves the authenticity of a vote to an officer’s unsupported assurance.”
To date, INEC has yet to respond to inquiries about the identity of the companies awarded contracts to print sensitive election materials.
The ADC and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, are stakeholders in the upcoming presidential election and thus have the right to demand transparency from the electoral umpire about the protocols that will guide the election’s credibility.
“Let me address Bola Tinubu directly: Nigerians are struggling to put food on the table, and too many are afraid for their lives and livelihoods. You will not add an unseen voters’ register to their suffering and call it a route to another four years in office.
“You must face the people whose lives have become more expensive and less secure under your watch. You cannot hide their names from scrutiny and then ask them to trust the election conducted with that list. Nigerians have the right to inspect the register, challenge false entries and correct omissions. If that right is denied, we will challenge it in the open and through every lawful means available.