The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kebbi has challenged the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) to explain the source of the wealth and assets allegedly linked to its principal figure, former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami.
Alhaji Adamu Mudi-Augie, the APC Acting Chairman in the state, made the challenge on Friday in Birnin Kebbi while reacting to the ADC’s recent criticism of the finances and expenditure of the Kebbi Government under Gov. Nasir Idris.
Mudi-Augie said it was ironic for a political party associated with Malami to question the financial management of an administration whose projects were visible across the state.
He said the APC was not opposed to scrutiny of government finances but maintained that the ADC’s focus on “where the money went” ignored the roads, schools, hospitals, housing schemes, agricultural interventions and other projects executed by the Idris administration.
” Three years on, the record is there for any honest observer to inspect.
” The people of Kebbi can see where public resources have gone,” he said.
According to him, the administration has touched virtually every sector of the state within three years of assuming office in May 2023.
He listed the dualisation of the Birnin Kebbi-Ambursa Road, urban renewal projects, solar-powered street lighting and the ongoing construction of the Koko-Mahuta-Dabai Road, Argungu Old Bypass and Ahmadu Bello Way in Gwandu among the projects executed or being implemented by the government.
Mudi-Augie also cited the completion and furnishing of the Bola Ahmed-Tinubu Ultra-Modern Secretariat Complex, inherited from the previous administration, as part of the government’s achievements.
” The administration has also rehabilitated and constructed several primary and secondary schools, established mega boarding schools with focus on science and skills in Birnin Kebbi, Argungu, Yauri and Zuru, and procured more than one million textbooks,” he said.
The APC chairman said more than 2,000 teachers had also been recruited, while the College of Nursing Sciences and other tertiary institutions had received furniture, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) support and other interventions.
He added that the government had established a new College of Midwifery Sciences in Ambursa.
On healthcare, Mudi-Augie said about 30 general hospitals and primary healthcare centres had been renovated or upgraded, with additional health facilities constructed in areas previously underserved.
He mentioned Kambaza, Suru, Kamba, Dirin-Daji, Kangiwa, Koko and Yauri among locations that had benefited from the healthcare interventions.
He said thousands of health workers had been recruited, while ambulances and medical equipment were supplied to strengthen healthcare delivery across the state.
On housing, the APC chairman said work on the 250-unit Kauran Gwandu Housing Estate in Birnin Kebbi was nearing completion, adding that the government planned similar schemes to provide accommodation for workers, teachers and other residents.
He also said additional federal housing units had been acquired for completion.
Mudi-Augie said the government had supported farmers with free agricultural inputs, fertiliser, seeds and water-pumping machines, including solar-powered pumps distributed under the Kaura Agricultural Development and Growth Agenda.
He said the interventions had boosted irrigation and dry-season farming, while workers had benefited from the implementation of the new minimum wage and the payment of inherited pension and other liabilities.
The APC chairman further claimed that the administration was not indebted in salaries, pensions, gratuities and death benefits.
He said the projects were executed without borrowing, describing the development as unprecedented in the state.
Mudi-Augie, however, shifted attention to Malami, alleging that the former minister had accumulated substantial wealth during his period in public office without providing a satisfactory public explanation of its source.
He referred to a July 15, 2026 judgment by the Federal High Court in Abuja ordering the final forfeiture to the Federal Government of 48 properties linked to Malami, members of his family and associated companies.
According to him, the properties included hotels, educational facilities, residential and commercial properties and land located in Abuja, Kebbi, Kano and Kaduna.
He said the forfeiture followed proceedings initiated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), adding that nine properties covered by earlier interim orders were discharged, while 48 remained subject to the final forfeiture order.
Mudi-Augie said the ADC should therefore concentrate on answering questions surrounding the alleged assets linked to its leading figure instead of portraying the expenditure of the Kebbi Government as unexplained.
He challenged the opposition party to focus its campaign on issues of performance and development rather than what he described as attempts to create a fiscal mystery around projects that were visible to residents.
” The records of the Kauran Gwandu administration are open to inspection. The people of Kebbi are the witnesses,” he said.
He urged the people of the state to assess the government based on its performance and the impact of its projects on their daily lives.
The APC chairman said the party remained ready to defend the administration’s record and engage political opponents on issues affecting the development of the state.
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