Tag: Babachir lawal
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Ex-SGF, Lawal declares stand, says I joined politics with Buhari, leaving with him in 2023
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF), Babachir Lawal has denied reports of joining the opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to settle scores with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over the controversial Muslim-Muslim Presidency in 2023. Babachir Lawal in a statement made available in Abuja on Wednesday said he would…
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Babahir Lawal says Muslim-Muslim ticket dividing north further
A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has accused the APC of plans to cause further division in Northern Nigeria through its Muslim-Muslim ticket. He said he and about 40 Christian leaders in the north are working to see that the ticket failed. Lawal spoke during an interview on Arise…
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Babachir clarify visit to Wike, says everything is not political
The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, and the ex-Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, have clarified their visit to the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, stating that everything is not political and those insinuating anything outside this are free to continue. In a telephone interview with newsmen on Saturday, Babachir…
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Babachir Lawal group advises Tinubu to make northerner his campaign DG
The Tinubu Support Group under the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal has advised the APC presidential candidate Bola Tinubu, to appointment a northerner as the Director General (DG). This was part of the recommendations made by the group’s members of Planning and Strategy Committee. This was contained in the recommendations…
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Afenifere snubs Tinubu for Obi as Babachir Lawal faults Shettima’s choice
The leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Ayo Adebanjo, has declared his support for the 2023 presidential bid of the Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi. Adebanjo, who featured in an online radio programme, Yoruba Gbode, yesterday, said the ex-Anambra State governor would not disappoint Nigerians if elected the country’s president next year.
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2023: Tinubu’s presidency will bring good omen – Babachir Lawal
Tinubu’s presidency will bring good omen
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JUST IN: IGP orders immediate withdrawal of policemen attached to Babachir Lawal, Fani-Kayode, Afikuyomi, Christ Embassy, 46 other VIPs, organisations
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has again directed that all policemen attached as personal security to notable personalities and organizations, be withdrawn with immediate effect. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the IGP had on October 21, 2020 in a wireless message, ordered that all policemen serving such purposes be recalled as part of…
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Alleged N544m fraud: Court fixes May 23 for ex- SGF, others trial
An FCT High Court in Maitama, on Thursday fixed May 23 for the commencement of trial of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal and three others, over alleged N544 fraud. The former SGF was arraigned on Feb. 12 alongside Hamidu Lawal, a director in his company, Sulaiman Abubakar, staff in…
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No law says Osinbajo must succeed Buhari in 2023 — Babachir
Babachir Lawal, a former secretary to the Nigerian government, has asked Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo not to expect preferential treatment on the question of who will succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. Lawal, a long-time associate of Mr Buhari, said the APC did not promise Mr Osinbajo its ticket for 2019, and no law compels the…
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Alleged N544m fraud: Court grants former SGF Babachir Lawal, three others bail
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Wednesday granted bail to the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal. Lawal and others are facing charges of corruption. The ex-government secretary was indicted for allegedly using his companies to get contracts worth millions of naira in the North-east without executing…