Dare Babalola
A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation and National Vice Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, Babachir Lawal, has criticised the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), alleging it has become a safe haven for individuals evading the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
During an ADC stakeholders’ meeting in Yola, Adamawa State over the weekend, Lawal confidently predicted that both the APC and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would be defeated in the 2027 general elections, citing widespread dissatisfaction with the current governance.
“It is my belief that more patriots will soon join us even as the PDP self-destructs and the APC becomes a haven for EFCC fugitives,” he said.
Lawal accused the APC of being unrealistic, alleging the party’s habit of predetermining election outcomes, claiming its primary strategy involves preemptively writing election results.
“This is pure delusion because it will not happen. Nigerians will back us to frustrate any criminal manipulation of the 2027 election results,” he asserted.
Lawal, however, warned that not every politician defecting from other parties would be accepted into the ADC, “lest they corrupt our ideals with attitudes imbibed from their corrupt, undemocratic home parties.”
He described the ADC as “a party of visionaries and patriots who are fed up with the direction of the country under the leadership of PDP and APC.”
“Every patriotic Nigerian now understands that our country has reached the edge of a cliff. The ADC offers Nigerians an opportunity to make a U-turn, recalibrate, and redirect our governance toward a progressive, people-centric system,” Lawal stated.
The former SGF took a swipe at the Adamawa State Government, saying that in over six years of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri’s administration, there were “no people-oriented projects.”
“All we get from over six years of PDP governance is a couple of flyovers carrying scanty traffic despite billions of naira accruing to the state. Sometimes, I wonder whether the money leaves Abuja for Yola at all,” he said, adding that the state received N128.81bn between January and June 2025, “yet all we have to show are four flyovers and one underpass.”
He expressed optimism that the ADC is poised to produce Adamawa State’s next governor, highlighting the party’s growing momentum.
He said, “We have many in our party who can govern us — and govern us well.”
He urged party chieftains to mobilise citizens to register and collect their Permanent Voter Cards, noting that “the safety of the ADC is guaranteed only by having voter cards.”
The chairman of the ADC Transitional Committee, Dadiq Dasin, a former member of the House of Representatives, also expressed optimism that the ADC would win Adamawa State in the next election.
Although former Vice President Atiku Abubakar was absent, other prominent politicians such as former Governor Jibrilla Bindow, former Senator Abdulaziz Nyako, and Senator Ishaku Abbo were present at the meeting.
