2027 presidency: Ex-SGF Babachir Lawal drops bombshell, reveals reason PDP is not fit for coalition

• Former SGF, Babachir Lawal, dismissed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) arsenic a imaginable level for the projected absorption coalition, citing deep-rooted structural issues wrong the party.
• Lawal characterized the PDP arsenic having an "incurable virus," making it unfit to service arsenic a instauration for the much-anticipated confederation meant to situation the APC successful the 2027 elections
• The erstwhile SGF besides shared details astir erstwhile Vice President Atiku Abubakar's ongoing engagement successful the 2027 conjugation talks

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has implicit 2 years of acquisition covering governmental parties and movements.

In a decisive connection connected Wednesday, May 21, erstwhile Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, dismissed the chances of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of being adopted arsenic the level for the much-anticipated absorption coalition, describing the enactment arsenic having an “incurable virus.”

Former SGF Babachir Lawal rules retired PDP arsenic a viable level for 2027 absorption coalition. Photo credit: Babachir Lawal
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2027: PDP unfit for absorption coalition, Lawal says

In an interrogation connected Arise News TV’s ‘The Morning Show’, Lawal addressed the ongoing discussions surrounding the enactment of a agreed beforehand by absorption parties against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

“We are getting to the extremity of the process and we volition soon denote the enactment that volition lead, oregon registry a caller party,” Lawal revealed. “Nigerians are anxious, and since we are present to service the people, we are speeding up the process to trim the hostility among ourselves.”

Babachir Lawal speaks astir Atiku's engagement successful ongoing determination to unseat Tinubu up of 2027 election. Photo credit: Babachir Lawal, Atiku Abubakar, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
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PDP retired of Atiku-led conjugation talks against Tinubu

Speaking further, Babachir Lawal said the PDP is present out of the conjugation talks up of the 2027 elections.

As reported by Leadership, the chieftain of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) confirmed that determination were discussions to either signifier a caller enactment oregon articulation an existing party.

“I tin archer you successful each the investigation truthful far, cipher has said thing astir adopting PDP arsenic the platform. We person each agreed that PDP has an incurable virus, nary antibiotics tin cure what is ailing PDP. We don’t privation to spell into a location that cannot beryllium modified, truthful PDP is not successful that list.”

Lawal’s comments came amidst a bid of high-profile meetings among governmental stakeholders aimed astatine forming a credible alternate to the APC up of the 2027 wide elections.

He spoke astir erstwhile Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s engagement successful the conjugation talks and confirmed his progressive information successful the coalition-building efforts.

However, helium kept mum astir Atiku's volition to contention for the presidency successful the 2027 elections.

“I tin corroborate that I person tally into Alhaji Atiku Abubakar astatine astir of the governmental meetings we person had successful respect to the merger oregon caller governmental platform.“Atiku has presented himself astatine each specified meeting, and what I tin accidental is that helium is committed to the cause,” Lawal said.

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Buhari’s endorsement not needed to decision Tinubu

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Babachir Lawal lambasted Tinubu's loyalists and immoderate CPC chieftains for “chasing shadows” by trying to get ex-president Muhammadu Buhari’s support.

In an interview, Lawal described the Tinubu medication arsenic anti-poor and called connected genuine CPC members to emergence against the medication successful 2027.

The ex-SGF denied assertions that Buhari had endorsed the merger involving Atiku, Obi, and El-Rufai, stating that the erstwhile president's engagement was unnecessary

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