Buhari’s Man, Babachir Wants Power Shift To South

By Chuks Ekpeneru

Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has strongly opposed the north’s bid to hold onto power after the present Muhammadu Buhari era.

Babachir, a long time ally of President Muhammadu Buhari said the north has not benefitted from it’s hold on to power for several decades.

Speaking to Sunday PUNCH, he urged President Buhari to support power shift to the South, particularly the South-West.

He said, “By the way, what did we get from several years of governance with the Presidency being from the North? Since the demise of General Sani Abacha, the country has been into crises of insecurity and poor economy.

“Along the line, we have also had vice-presidents who were northerners. We have had presidents who were northerners but for whatever reason, the system is not improving. Presidency from the North is like an albatross around our neck.”

He said some APC governor’s where working against the party for selfish reasons.

 He said former party chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, may have been removed to stop the Presidential aspirations of the party’s national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in 2023.

Lawal said, “Those who wanted Adams Oshiohmole out are more desperate because of 2023 because as a national chairman of a party, from my our own observation, there’s very little he could do to favour or impose a presidential candidate in his party.

“Except we want to bring the wrath of God on our heads, because of his role in building the party, equity and a sense of justice demand that he be given a chance in a free and fair system and let his luck prevail.

“Nobody with a clear conscience in the APC will deny Tinubu the opportunity to contest the Presidency. Nobody within the party has the moral right to even put a stumbling block on his path. The party must create an environment that is free and fair for anybody who wants to contest, including Bola Tinubu. Let the delegates, who must have emerged through a similarly free and fair process, decide who they want to vote for.

“A just and equitable way of doing things is to agree, as gentlemen, that since the North has had its President for the second tenure, the opportunity should be given to the South to produce the next President,” he said.

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