{"id":119102,"date":"2024-05-21T10:09:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T09:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/your-statement-against-tinubu-hypocritical-northern-group-attacks-babachir-lawal"},"modified":"2024-05-21T13:11:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T12:11:27","slug":"your-statement-against-tinubu-hypocritical-northern-group-attacks-babachir-lawal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/your-statement-against-tinubu-hypocritical-northern-group-attacks-babachir-lawal","title":{"rendered":"Your statement against Tinubu hypocritical \u2013 Northern group attacks Babachir Lawal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Some prominent Nigerians from the North have dissociated themselves from a recent statement by Babachir Lawal, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, against President Bola Tinubu\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<p>Babachir Lawal, at the weekend, claimed that Nigeria collapsed after President Bola Tinubu\u2019s swearing-in on May 29, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Lawal said Tinubu\u2019s announcement of fuel subsidy removal on the day of the inauguration plunged the country into economic malady, stressing that the policy was launched before the assembling of the cabinets.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting, some northerners under the aegis of the Northern Congress for Change, NCC, said Lawal doesn\u2019t represent the interest of the North, noting that his assertions are unfounded and spurious.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja, the convener of the group, Dr. Ben Amodu, said Lawal was only suffering from his failed support for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last election, Peter Obi.<\/p>\n<p>The group further lambasted the former SGF, saying his comments are inconsequential and irrelevant to the country. It cited his alleged misappropriation of public funds while in office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe put it forward to everyone that David Babachir Lawal\u2019s statements are not only misguided but also hypocritical. Still reeling from the grass-cutting scandal and his failed support for Peter Obi, he lacks the moral authority and temerity to criticize President Tinubu\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLawal\u2019s involvement in the grass-cutting scandal and subsequent removal from office due to allegations of financial impropriety significantly tarnished his reputation. Lawal will always be Inconsequential and irrelevant in a discussion of prosperous government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBabachir David Lawal\u2019s criticisms exemplify this phenomenon, in which vested interests and reactionary elements seek to impede the march of progress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNevertheless, we must not permit the dissonant voices of the past to stifle the remarkable advancements of the present. As we gaze into the future, many promising prospects await Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Northern Congress for Change implores Nigerians to disregard David Babachir Lawal\u2019s unfounded and spurious assertions and concentrate on the tangible progress and significant strides being made under President Tinubu\u2019s visionary leadership\u201d, Amodu added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Some prominent Nigerians from the North have dissociated themselves from a recent statement by Babachir Lawal, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, against President Bola Tinubu\u2019s administration. Babachir Lawal, at the weekend, claimed that Nigeria collapsed after President Bola Tinubu\u2019s swearing-in on May 29, 2023. 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