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2027: Babachir considers voting for Sowore, rules out APC, ADC, NDC
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has said he may consider voting for activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore in the 2027 election, while ruling out support for the All Progressives Congress (APC), the African Democratic Congress (ADC), and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).
Lawal made the remarks during an interview with TVC after announcing his resignation from the ADC, citing alleged irregularities in the party’s presidential primary that produced former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as its candidate.
Asked whether he considered a potential Peter Obi-Rabiu Kwankwaso ticket a viable alternative in 2027, Lawal said he was unimpressed by the major political options currently on the table.
“I found myself between the devil and the devil, the other side is the devil. Whatever I choose, I end up with the devil, meaning that as bad as Bola Tinubu is now, Atiku will be a worse president,” he said.
The former SGF, however, stressed that his criticism of both President Bola Tinubu and Atiku should not be interpreted as an endorsement of any other candidate.
“It doesn’t mean I have to support anybody. I have retired from politics; I am not canvassing for anybody,” he said.
Lawal said he would exercise his constitutional right to vote when the time comes but has yet to settle on a preferred candidate.
“I have one vote to myself when the time comes. I might even vote for Sowore; there are other guys coming up who I believe would handle Nigeria better,” he added.
The former SGF also disclosed that he had already decided which political parties would not receive his support in the next presidential election.
Asked whether he had made up his mind on who to vote for in 2027, Lawal responded: “At least, I’ve made a choice to eliminate. I have eliminated APC, now I have eliminated ADC and I can tell you categorically that I have eliminated NDC.”
Lawal recently resigned from the ADC, alleging that the party’s presidential primary was manipulated in favour of Atiku.
The former SGF also accused the party leadership of compromising the electoral process and claimed that results were altered to favour the former vice president, allegations the ADC has denied.
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Ex-Labour Party vice presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has slammed the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, for announcing the 2023 election result at 4am.
Speaking in an interview with Symfoni, Baba-Ahmed stated that an electoral umpire that announces results at 4am is a criminal.
Baba-Ahmed also lambasted President Bola Tinubu for leading a government that was a product of that ‘criminal’ act.
“I keep saying, and I sometimes I wonder, we Nigerians, why do we just take everything to pass? How can an INEC chairman promise African leaders, including Nelson Mandela’s younger brother,Thabo Mbeki, that he would announce election result by 9am but sneaked and did the announcement by by 4am?
“Isn’t this person a thief? Isn’t he a crook to announce results by 4am? This is wrong. Look, you’re a Nigerian. I’m a Nigerian. Well, I know I did my part. I tried to stop it, but it has passed.
“And how can you shamelessly be leading a government that was announced at 4am? Who works at 4am? Criminals! The INEC that announces a result at 4am is a criminal INEC. Believe me,” he said.
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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has called for stronger participation of women in politics.
According to him, women have equal ability and capacity as men when given the opportunity.
Yilwatda made the call on Tuesday when he received the APC National Women Leader, Dr. Mary Alile Idele.
He said women should not be left behind in leadership and decision-making processes, stressing the need for equal opportunity in politics.
“Being a woman does not make you less than a man. You have equal brain, equal capacity, equal ability,” he said.
He urged more women to come out and actively participate in politics, adding that empowerment and inclusion remain key to strengthening democracy.
“We encourage women to come out and participate in politics actively. We must empower you,” he added.
Yilwatda also assured women within the party of his support, saying the party leadership is committed to giving women a stronger voice in governance.
“We must empower you… and I will be behind you,” he said.
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Former Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, has declared his support for Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi ahead of the 2027 election while maintaining that he still believes in the key economic reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Omo-Agege made the remarks during an appearance on ARISE TV’s The Morning Show on Wednesday, where he explained his political position following his recent resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Responding to questions about why Nigerians should trust his endorsement of Obi after publicly supporting President Tinubu’s economic policies only weeks earlier, the former Delta Central senator said his views on the reforms had not changed.
“I was a member of the APC. I never left the APC; the party left me and left my over 230,000 supporters in Delta State,” he said.
According to Omo-Agege, he remains convinced that some of the administration’s most significant economic decisions, particularly the removal of fuel subsidy and the floating of the naira, were necessary reforms.
“When Mr President came up with the economic policies, most especially the naira floatation and subsidy removal, these are policies I supported and continue to support,” he stated.
The former deputy senate president noted, however, that support for those policies should not be seen as exclusive to the APC or President Tinubu, arguing that Obi had also advocated similar economic measures.
“Even though these policies were espoused by Mr President, which I support, the same policies were also supported by Peter Obi,” he said.
Omo-Agege stressed that his endorsement of Obi was not based on a rejection of the reforms but on his belief that Nigerians would have greater confidence in their implementation under the former Anambra State governor.
“The question is, have I changed my opinion about this? No, I have not,” he said.
“I just believe that under the new platform I’ve gone to, these policies will continue and the people, the majority of Nigerians who have issues with those policies, would feel more confident because they are more comfortable and trust Peter Obi that he will make these policies work more than Mr President could have done.”
He further defended the reforms, insisting that the policies themselves were not the problem.
“The policies are not bad policies,” Omo-Agege added.
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