Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has said that the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, will be defeated in his own state, Adamawa, in 2023.
According to Lawal, who also hails from Adamawa, the way Atiku was defeated by former President Goodluck Jonathan, and incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari in previous presidential elections is the same the PDP candidate will be defeated again in 2023 by the All Progressives Congress’s candidate, Bola Tinubu.
The former AGF, who was sacked over alleged corruption, spoke on Thursday during his appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
He said, “We are there, and we are the ones from Adamawa who will deliver Bola Tinubu in the same way that we delivered Buhari while Atiku was contesting, in the same way, Adamawa delivered Goodluck Jonathan while Atiku was contesting, so it is not a new thing.
“We have our tentacles all over the state; it is our state, and we know our tendencies, Bola Tinubu will win Adamawa State.”
He said chances that Tinubu will emerge as Buhari’s successor in 2023 are high.
Lawal said Tinubu’s contribution to the success of many political officeholders in various parts of the country were part of the reasons he is hopeful of a victory for the APC and its candidate.
He, meanwhile, said, “Whether he (Tinubu) makes it or not, only God knows, but we will work towards it and we believe that we have the instruments, we have the resources – both material and intellectual – to deliver Bola Tinubu as the President,” he said.
“Tinubu is a very good man anywhere. He is a very kind man, and you need to hear from some of the people he has helped, so many all over the country.
“He has sponsored people in Taraba, in Adamawa, in Gombe; he is somebody that has been helpful to almost every politician across the country.”