There’s a plot to disrupt ADC rally in Sokoto, Atiku raises alarm.
Atiku alleged that the planned protests were part of an attempt to create disorder, provide grounds for the state government to impose […] Former Vice-President and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has alleged that there is a plot to mobilise protesters to disrupt the party’s campaign rally in Sokoto State.
At a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, Atiku also accused the Sokoto State Government of frustrating the party’s preparations by blocking access to public facilities and withholding logistical support required for its campaign activities.
He described the alleged actions as deliberate attempts to deny the ADC a level playing field ahead of the 2027 general elections.
“More disturbing still, the information available to us is that the leadership of the Department of State Services is recruiting people to stage protests in Sokoto,” he said. Atiku alleged that some of the protesters were assembled at an office behind Zenith Bank on Koko Road, from where trucks were allegedly dispatched to strategic locations, including a roundabout. He claimed that the protesters were causing traffic congestion, threatening commuters and beating some residents. It is political interference dressed in official uniform,” the former vice president said.
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