Immediate past Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, says there will be no re-election for all elected officials in the North, including governors, unless they join the opposition coalition, African Democratic Congress.
Babachir, who made this statement when he appeared on Trust TV, also said that the ruling All Progressives Congress has destroyed and marginalised the North, stressing that most elected officials in the North will be left with no choice but to defect to the ADC ahead of the 2027 general election.
“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 the election. I can’t see anywhere.
“Unless they join the ADC, they will not win… simply because they belong to a destructive party. A party that woefully failed to perform,” he said.
According to him, most northern governors will have to join the ADC if they intend to contest the election.
The ex-SGF, who revealed that the opposition party has already discussed with some of the governors, also echoed Rabiu Kwankwaso’s criticism of President Tinubu’s administration, alleging deliberate neglect of northern Nigeria in terms of infrastructure development.
“Every Nigerian that has anything to do with the North will know that no infrastructure work is going on at any level.
“No projects are going on at least they are not visible to the eye. Maybe in their imagination, maybe in the spirit , but we don’t see it.
“We don’t see any construction work. We don’t see any infrastructure going on. No federal government project whatsoever,” he added.
Lawal defended Kwankwaso’s earlier assertions about neglect, noting that both he and the former Kano governor share a technical background that makes them attentive to physical development.
DAILY POST recalls that Kwankwaso had criticised President Bola Tinubu’s administration for what he described as the neglect of northern Nigeria and the concentration of national resources on developing the southern part of the country, where the president hails from.
2027: Northern govs won’t be re-elected unless they join ADC – Ex-SGF, Babachir
