Babachir Lawal Rejects Atiku's Collaboration Offer

Babachir Lawal, who served as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, revealed in an interview that he did not collaborate with Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, due to his commitment to the late President Muhammadu Buhari. Lawal stated, “I’m not a man of divided loyalty,” emphasizing that he could only consider working with Atiku after Buhari's administration concluded.

He expressed intentions to unite the North for bloc votes but resigned from the ADC in June 2026, alleging that the party's 2027 presidential primaries were rigged in Atiku's favor. Lawal claimed to have evidence of discrepancies in the electoral process and criticized the prospect of an Atiku presidency as a continuation of a "Muslim-Fulani" power monopoly.

In response, Atiku's camp dismissed Lawal's accusations as stemming from personal bitterness, noting that the same primary process also benefited Lawal's allies.