ADC Announces Sokoto Campaign Launch Venue Amid Security Dispute

The African Democratic Congress said its presidential campaign launch in Sokoto was scheduled for Wednesday, November 4, with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar expected to attend. The party announced its state secretariat as the venue, but reports did not establish whether the event took place. Ibrahim Lamido, the ADC’s presidential campaign coordinator in Sokoto State, said the launch would be held at the party secretariat at No. 1 Ilorin Road. He said Atiku was scheduled to arrive at Sultan Abubakar III International Airport at 9 a.m. and invited supporters to meet him there before proceeding to the venue. Lamido also urged party organisations across the state’s 23 local government areas and wards to mobilise. The plans came amid allegations of intimidation and restrictions involving ADC premises in Sokoto. The party has said the state government sealed a building it used as a campaign office on Ahmadu Bello Way. Separately, Atiku alleged that the State Security Service, or SSS, was recruiting protesters to cause disorder and give the state government grounds to impose a curfew. Atiku said protesters were being gathered at an office behind Zenith Bank on Koko Road and...