{"id":97938,"date":"2023-10-18T09:37:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T08:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/peter-obis-defeat-has-done-damage-to-you-apc-replies-ex-sgf-lawal"},"modified":"2023-10-18T13:05:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T12:05:58","slug":"peter-obis-defeat-has-done-damage-to-you-apc-replies-ex-sgf-lawal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/peter-obis-defeat-has-done-damage-to-you-apc-replies-ex-sgf-lawal","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Peter Obi\u2019s defeat has done damage to you\u2019 \u2013 APC replies Ex-SGF, Lawal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The All Progressives Congress, APC, has lambasted a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, saying the defeat of Peter Obi, at the 2023 presidential poll has done the ex-SGF incalculable damage.<\/p>\n<p>The outspoken Lawal had on Tuesday said in Abuja that Obi, who flew the presidential flag of the Labour Party, (LP) in the last polls, won the February 25 presidential election and not Bola Ahmed Tinubu as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC.<\/p>\n<p>But in a statement signed by Felix Morka, the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, the party said the former SGF is peddling gibberish, rather than learn from his political misadventure with equanimity.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cClearly, the defeat of his principal, Peter Obi, at the poll has done incalculable damage to Mr. Lawal\u2019s psyche and his capacity for rational thought as evident in his analysis based entirely on the figment of his warped imagination rather than on hard facts and figures. A clear sign of his disconnect from reality was his reference to the election held in May 2023, rather than February.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe challenge Babachir Lawal to give a detailed breakdown of his so-called \u2018aggregated facts sourced from independent sources,\u2019 which he claimed proved that Obi won the election or forever keep mute.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat he did not provide these facts to help Obi prove his case before the Presidential Elections Petitions Court is a massive disservice if not betrayal of his political principal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBabachir Lawal ought to have known that running a jaundiced commentary on a matter before the Supreme Court is the height of irresponsibility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut he is still nursing bitterness and vindictiveness over his failed dream of running on a joint ticket with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndeed, Babachir Lawal is in dire need of professional counseling and deserves our collective pity. It is obvious he may never get over the pain of being tossed into the dustbin of political ignominy by President Bola Tinubu who, against all odds, defeated Mr Peter Obi that exploited our religious and ethnic fault lines in his campaign for the nation\u2019s highest office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThankfully, Nigerians across all ethnic and religious divides, saw through Babachir Lawal\u2019s and Peter Obi\u2019s shenanigans and voted for the best candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFurthermore, it is very uncharitable for Mr. Babachir Lawal to call to question the professional competence of President Tinubu\u2019s appointees, some of whom he cannot hold a candle to their political and professional accomplishments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBabachir Lawal is one lightweight politician who thinks himself a heavyweight. He failed spectacularly as a politician in his State of Adamawa where in three election circles he could not deliver his ward and local government in his Hong Local Government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite his legendary failure as a politician, former President Muhammadu Buhari in deference to diversity appointed him to the high office of SGF where he was unceremoniously sacked on account of very poor performance and dishonourable conduct. A man like Babachir Lawal is in no position to offer an opinion on the competence of President Tinubu\u2019s appointees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are convinced that these appointees would justify the confidence reposed in them by the President by delivering on the promises of the Renewed Hope Agenda of this administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd while they are at it, we would admonish Babachir Lawal to concentrate on managing his farm and stop constituting himself into a needless distraction unbefitting of his age and status.\u201d<\/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. The All Progressives Congress, APC, has lambasted a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, saying the defeat of Peter Obi, at the 2023 presidential poll has done the ex-SGF incalculable damage. 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