Dr. Babachir Lawal, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), has made it clear that he would never support Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s bid for the presidency.
He asserted that Atiku’s bid for the presidency would fail because it would equate to the changeover of power from one Muslim Fulani president to another Muslim Fulani president and be the worst type of Muslim-Muslim ticket.
The former SGF issued a warning, saying that if Atiku got his way, it would signify the racial dominance of one ethnic group over another.
Babachir Lawal said that he was committed to helping Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party candidate for president in the general elections of 2023, reach his goals.
The former SGF’s response was brought on by the news that he had left Peter Obi to work for Atiku.
In a statement released on Monday in Abuja, Babachir Lawal denied the rumors and said he would not support any Fulani who might threaten Nigeria’s unity because of their religion or ethnicity.
According to the statement that Obasanjonews24 was able to collect, “I just saw a trending news story claiming I have left Peter Obi to work for Atiku Abubakar.”
Nothing could be further from the truth than this. Since the PDP’s founding, I have never thought about joining because I consider it to be the worst example of a group of oligarchs and reactionaries.
In addition, I have to fight Fulani herders every year who are determined to let their animals raid my farms and destroy my crops. This is in addition to their intention, as they have elsewhere in the North, to occupy the ancestral farmlands of my kinsmen. While their privileged kinsmen, who control the government, remain silent, they carry out all of these actions carelessly.
In my opinion, the worst type of Muslim-Muslim ticket is when a Muslim Fulani president hands over power to another Muslim Fulani president. Additionally, it symbolizes the dominance of one ethnic group over others. I’m still a huge fan of Peter Obi. False news is any news that suggests otherwise.
