Babachir Lawal Reveals Buhari's Struggles with Yoruba Management

Babachir Lawal, who served as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation from August 27, 2015, until October 30, 2017, revealed in an interview on Arise Television that former President Muhammadu Buhari found it challenging to manage the Yoruba people. Lawal indicated that Buhari sought to leverage his relationship with Bola Tinubu and Bisi Akande, both prominent figures in the All Progressives Congress (APC), to help manage the situation.

However, Lawal claimed that despite these efforts, Buhari "threw him under the bus," although they later reconciled. Lawal was suspended on April 19, 2017, amid a Senate investigation into a contract scandal involving funds meant for humanitarian efforts in Nigeria's Northeast.

The investigation accused him of abusing his office and awarding contracts to a company he had a direct interest in, leading to his official termination on October 30, 2017, when he was replaced by Boss Mustapha.