Nigeria Decides: “I Was In The Dark, I Have Repented,  I Have Seen The Light” –  Babachir Lawal

By Adesina Soyooye

A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, says he has been saved from darkness where he was. Lawal said he has repented, and, like most Nigerians, seen the light.

The former political ally of both President Muhammadu Buhari and the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu,  in an interview with AIT’s  Seun Okinbaloye, said Nigeria cannot continue the way it is going, and emphasised that both the APC and the PDP represent darkness, while the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP,  Peter Obi represents light.

Lawal who spoke on the state of the Nation said: “Every Nigerian has come to realise that there is no way we can continue with the way we are doing right now.  Nothing is worth it under the APC Government. I have seen the light and I have repented. You can repent when you see the light.”

Asked why he abandoned the APC, which strong foundation member he was, he said: “I saw the light and I repented. And, I’m sorry I did not see that before.”

Asked which one is light, he answered: “The light is Peter Obi. The darkness is the old system that used to govern us which is represented by both PDP and APC. Same people. Same Agbada. Same red cap. So, Nigerians have seen the light. Not just me.”

Reminded that he was one of those called the Cabal, he agreed and said: “Not only that, my office was seen as the engine room of the Government. But, as I said, you can see the light. You can repent.”

Lawal, a native of Adamawa State, a Christian, parted ways with Tinubu and the APC over the same faith ticket for the Presidential race. Tinubu, a Muslim from the North, picked Senator Kashim Shettima, former two-term Governor of Borno State, who, like him, is a Muslim as his running mate.

The choice angered most Christians, particularly, in the North, especially, when Tinubu said he picked Shettima because he was looking for a competent person. That gave the impression that there is no competent Northerner of the  Christian faith.

The Presidential election is on 25th February, 2023. It is seen a three-way race between Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, and Obi of the Labour Party.