The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, on Tuesday night, hit back at its former National Vice Chairman, North-East, and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, over his statement that the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, won the 2023 election.
The statement read: “Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, emerged from his hibernation slinging incoherent aspersions on the person of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, and the exalted office he occupies. “A clear sign of his disconnect from reality was his reference to election held in May 2023, rather than February.
“Indeed, Babachir Lawal is in dire need of professional counseling and deserves our collective pity. It is obvious he may never get over the pain of being tossed into the dustbin of political ignominy by President Bola Tinubu who, against all odds, defeated Mr Peter Obi that exploited our religious and ethnic fault lines in his campaign for the nation’s highest office.
“Babachir Lawal is one lightweight politician who thinks himself a heavyweight. He failed spectacularly as a politician in his State of Adamawa where in three election circles he could not deliver his ward and local government in his Hong Local Government.