By Ahmed Baba CPS
When lies are dressed in the garb of victimhood and propaganda is paraded as truth, silence is no longer golden. The recent outburst by Bello Abdullahi titled “Kebbi on the Brink: APC’s Desperation Threatens Peace” is nothing more than a tired script of misinformation, selective memory, and deliberate distortion of facts aimed at painting black what is, in fact, white.
First, let us set the record straight. Kebbi State remains one of the most peaceful and stable states in Nigeria. There is no “brink,” no collapse, and certainly no descent into chaos. What happened in Birnin Kebbi was not a government-orchestrated attack but the spontaneous rejection by ordinary people who have long seen through the theatrics of Abubakar Malami’s politics of entitlement. Abdullahi may want to canonize Malami as a saint, but Kebbi people remember his role in Abuja power games, the arrogance that trailed his office, and the distance he created from the very people he now claims to care about.
To describe this as an “attack engineered by APC” is not only false but laughable. APC does not need to hire thugs to remind Malami that politics is local. The people themselves, without prompting, express their frustrations at those who only remember them when cameras are rolling or when political calculations demand it. That is democracy in its rawest form—people speaking truth to power, not thuggery.
Bello Abdullahi further betrays his ignorance by making wild claims against Kebbi’s leadership. His cheap swipe at the Governor’s academic qualifications exposes desperation, not reason. The same Governor he seeks to denigrate has records of service, tangible projects, and visible impact that far outweigh the hollow rhetoric of Malami’s hangers-on. While APC leaders are commissioning roads, schools, and healthcare facilities, Abdullahi and his cohorts are commissioning conspiracy theories and exporting lies to the media.
As for the melodrama about Kebbi being “on the brink,” this is textbook scaremongering. The National Security Adviser and security agencies do not take instructions from alarmists who manufacture crises to stay politically relevant. Kebbi is safe, governance is stable, and the people are more focused on development than on the pity-parties of politicians who feel sidelined.
The attempt to dress Malami’s visit as an act of “humility” is perhaps the biggest joke of all. Where was this humility when he wielded enormous influence in Abuja? Where was this humility when he was too distant from the grassroots? The people of Kebbi are neither blind nor forgetful, and they will not be lectured on morality by those who only discover their love for the masses after falling out of power.
To Abdullahi’s ADC, this is a caution: stop mistaking propaganda for strategy. Kebbi is not your “stronghold.” The people know where progress lies, and they will continue to reject divisive narratives aimed at destabilizing a state that has remained peaceful against all odds.
Finally, the greatest fallacy in Abdullahi’s diatribe is the claim that APC has offered nothing but “fear, hunger, and shame.” The truth is clear: from agricultural empowerment to educational reforms, from infrastructure to healthcare expansion, APC has lifted Kebbi steadily. Abdullahi can choose not to see it, but Kebbi people live it daily.
In the end, Bello Abdullahi’s article is not a warning; it is a wail—a wail of frustration from those who have lost relevance and now seek to recycle old lies in new bottles. Kebbi is not on the brink. Kebbi is on the move. And no amount of noise can drown the truth.
Signed
Ahmed Idris
Chief Press Secretary to the Kebbi State Governor
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