{"id":173610,"date":"2025-08-11T22:39:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T21:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/tinubu-offended-me-hes-full-of-himself-babachir-lawal"},"modified":"2025-08-11T23:42:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T22:42:10","slug":"tinubu-offended-me-hes-full-of-himself-babachir-lawal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubu-offended-me-hes-full-of-himself-babachir-lawal","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu offended me, he\u2019s full of himself \u2013 Babachir Lawal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has claimed that he did not offend President Bola Tinubu.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, he insists that it was Tinubu who offended him.<\/p>\n<p>Lawal stated this while answering questions on Politics Today on Channels Television on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>When asked by host Seun Okinbaloye if he is still friends with Tinubu, Lawal replied: \u201cYes, of course. We are friends. You should be able to tell your friend the truth even on national TV. The last time I spoke with him (Tinubu) was July 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe problem with Bola Tinubu is that he thinks that I offended him. I didn\u2019t offend him. But he offended me. And he\u2019s full of himself. Because he thinks he\u2019s the so-called president.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has claimed that he did not offend President Bola Tinubu. Instead, he insists that it was Tinubu who offended him. Lawal stated this while answering questions on Politics Today on Channels Television on Monday. 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