“I Remain A Peter Obi Diehard,” –  Fmr SGF, Babachir Lawal

By Ayodele Oni

A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF) Dr Babachir Lawal has declared that “I remain a Peter Obi diehard. Any news to the contrary is fake news.”

Reacting to report that he has thrown his support behind the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar, the former SGF stated that he still stands behind  Obi.

He pointed out that Atiku’s Presidential ambition would not fly because it will amount to transition of government from one Muslim Fulani President to another Muslim Fulani President and would be the worst form of Muslim-Muslim ticket.

The former SGF warned that Atiku’s having his way would represent ethnic domination by one ethnic group over others.

Babachir Lawal reaffirmed his commitment to the actualization of the ambition of the Labour Party candidate, Mr Peter Obi in the 2023 general elections.

In a statement on Monday in Abuja, Lawal dismissed the news insisting that he would not support any Fulani person that may undermine Nigeria’s unity through religion or ethnicity.

“I have just seen a trending news that I have abandoned Peter Obi to work for Atiku Abubakar.

“There is nothing far from the truth as this. I have never contemplated joining PDP since its formation as I view the PDP has the worst form of a collection of oligarchs and reactionaries.

“Besides, I find myself every year battling fulani herdsmen determined to have their animals invade my farms and eat-up my crops every year.

“This is aside from their determination to takeover the ancestral farmlands of my kinsmem as they do everywhere in the North. All these they do in a cavalier manner while their elite kinsmen dominant in the government keep mute.

“Moreover, I view a transition of government  from one Muslim Fulani President to another as the worst form of Muslim-Muslim ticket. It also represents ethnic domination by one ethnic group over others.”