Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu is attempting to disrupt a proposed coalition being formed by key opposition figures.
In an interview with Punch Newspaper, Lawal claimed that the current administration is alarmed by the increasing popularity of the alliance, which is being led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai.
Lawal asserted, “This political party we are forming — most of those comments about Tinubu being unbeatable — are like people peering through tinted glass and assuming they know what’s happening inside. Tinubu knows we can defeat him. Even those around him who are sincere know he’s an endangered species in terms of the 2027 presidency. We still hear what they say behind closed doors. There’s panic.”
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He cited recent reports of alleged censorship of anti-government songs as evidence of the administration’s insecurity, stating, “Imagine if a small boy like Idris Abdulkareem sings a song and they rush to ban it from airwaves — it’s a trait of insecure people frightened even by small things. They’ve gone bananas out of desperation. A scared man has no rules of engagement.”
Lawal also argued that Abubakar, El-Rufai, and other coalition members are familiar with Tinubu’s political strategies, having worked closely with him in the past. “We’ve stayed together before. If people still say I was the one sent to buy Tinubu’s presidential election form, then it means we know each other well. Atiku and Rauf Aregbesola were once political allies of Tinubu too. We know the methods used in Nigeria to win elections — and the tactics used to make the opposition lose,” he said.
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