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Thank you, Yohanna, for these heartfelt words and for your prayers. I hear you, and I share your concern. Our North was once a land of farms, markets, and schools that fed and educated a nation; today too many of our communities live with insecurity, poverty, and fear. No one should pretend that everything is fine, because it is not. That is precisely why I am in this race. I will end the insecurity that has driven our people from their farms, bring down the cost of living that is crushing families, and open opportunity for our young people through education, enterprise, and jobs. The North will not be left to drift; it will be rebuilt, and Nigeria with it. I will not let you down. Together, we will rise to this moment. Allah ya taimake mu. -AA

The simultaneous attacks on the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore @sowore, and the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Sokoto State, His Excellency Manir Muhammad Dan'iya, are deeply troubling and unacceptable. These twin assaults expose the extent to which the ruling APC administration is prepared to oppress and intimidate opposition leaders and their supporters. It is particularly disturbing that while President Bola Tinubu is away on spiritual pilgrimage, political enforcers and thugs loyal to his party are unleashing terror on his political opponents at home. These two realities cannot coexist in a democracy. The continued attacks on opposition figures and the unexplained disappearance of critical social media influencers are clear red flags of a dangerous slide toward a censored state where the opposition is crushed by the brute force of the current government. These incidents are unbecoming of any democratic government and starkly reveal the desperation of the Tinubu administration. We therefore demand immediate and transparent investigations into both attacks. The Tinubu government must refrain from any attempt to muzzle the opposition and must guarantee a free, fair, and competitive contest in the forthcoming general elections. I have it on good authority that a local security outfit in Sokoto State has been harassing ADC supporters, manhandling citizens simply for wearing ADC merchandise. We shall resist every ongoing attempt to cancel political opposition in Nigeria. The ruling APC has failed in its mandate. Nigerians must be allowed to freely participate in an electoral contest that will determine the fate of this administration. -AA