We Are Dying In Silence’ — Sokoto Residents Tell Why They Trooped Out For Atiku

It was not just a campaign rally. For many residents who lined the road from Sultan Abubakar III International Airport to the ADC State Secretariat on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, it was a protest against hunger, insecurity and neglect.
It took the motorcade of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, about three and a half hours to cover a journey that ordinarily takes minutes, as thousands abandoned their shops, offices and farms to join the procession.
At the flag-off, Atiku restated his pledge to tackle insecurity and introduce a production-based subsidy for petroleum products refined in Nigeria to bring down the cost of living.
But on the st...