BY OUR CORRESPONDENT – The historic seat of the Caliphate is already bustling as a theatre of high-stakes politics with the African Democratic Congress (ADC) invading Sokoto state in full force to signal its presidential campaign flag-off ahead of the 2027 general elections
In a synchronized display of political might, the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, alongside his running mate, Rotimi Amaechi, and a glittering convoy of party chieftains and supporters, stormed the popular, Birnin Shaihu da Bello, instantly setting the political landscape agog with activities and high-stakes anticipation.
Serving as the opening act for the day’s political activities, the skies above the Sultan Abubakar III International Airport hosted a sequence of high-profile arrivals as former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, whose aircraft touched down to a brewing crescendo of welcome cheers, being the first to break the horizon
Reports said not long after, precisely at about 1:00 pm, the atmosphere reached a fever pitch as the separate aircraft carrying the ADC’s standard-bearer, Atiku Abubakar, taxied onto the tarmac, signalling the official commencement of a crucial political crusade.
Immediately, the delegation headed to the ADC state secretariat along Ilorin Road in a motorcade accompanied by supporters displaying party banners and campaign posters.
According to reports from from Sokoto, a large crowd has already gathered at the venue of ADC’s presidential campaign flag-off, awaiting the arrival of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and his entourage of top party officials and stakeholders.
Party insiders said the event, to formally kick-start the party’s campaign activities ahead of the 2027 presidential election, will take place the ADC Secretariat in Sokoto, that is already flooded with seas of heads including ADC’s chieftains, elders, supporters and well-wishers.
