Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has stated that most elected officials in the North will be left with no choice but to defect to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 general election.
Speaking during an interview on Trust TV’s Sunday Politics, Lawal claimed that elected officials in the North, including governors, would fail to secure another term unless they join the opposition coalition.
He lamented that the APC has destroyed and marginalised the North. “Which northern elected official will go to campaign on the platform of the APC this coming election? Nobody. Unless ab initio, you have no plan to win election. I can’t see anywhere,” he said.
Asked if his claim applies to governors seeking re-election, he said, “Unless they join the ADC, they will not win…simply because they belong to a destructive party. A party that woefully failed to perform.”
The former SGF said most northern governors must join the ADC if they intend to contest the election. He revealed that the opposition party had already discussed this with some of the governors.
Meanwhile, Lawal has accused the government of President Bola Tinubu of having an anti-North agenda.
Lawal made the assertion while supporting the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) 2023 Presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso’s claims that Tinubu’s administration is marginalising northern Nigeria in infrastructure development.
Speaking during an interview on Sunday Politics, a programme on Trust TV, Lawal said there is no visible evidence of federal government projects ongoing in the north.
