“Being Christian From Kilba Was One Of The Reasons I Was Removed As SGF – Babachir Lawal

By Ayodele Oni

Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has revealed how his religious beliefs as a Christian led to his removal from the office under former president Muhammadu Buhari.

Lawal also claimed that the script to remove him was acted by some Northerners including close friends.

In a post on his Facebook page late Saturday, Lawal said his close relationship with Buhari annoyed so many people who were beginning to fear the late former president was grooming him for something higher.

“They did all manners of things to make sure that I was removed. They felt that Buhari had no business appointing me because I was from the small tribe of Kilba and a Christian.

“I will save them the shame by not naming them here because the main contractor himself later apologized to me in the presence of three of our common friends.

“As a good Christian that I strive to be, I forgave him right there at the meeting and it has remained so ever since,” Lawal said.

He explained that the contract to get him out was awarded to some Northern Senators who proceeded to subcontract the assignment to their very well-known legislative hatchet men.

According to him, the legislative hatchet men recruited some sympathizers and collaborators in the executive branch of government and in the press.

He added that Buhari would not listen to the high powered delegation they sent to him in this regard, stressing that they had to get him out of the seat of the very powerful SGF at all costs.

Recall that Lawal was removed from office, allegedly, over a grass-cutting contract for which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission dragged him to Court. But the Court gave him a clean bill when it freed and acquitted him from all charges. The witnesses lined up against him, ironically, spoke up for him.