Tag: Babachir Lawal

Renewed Hope Group dismisses Babachir Lawal’s claims, affirms Tinubu’s second-term bid

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Renewed Hope Consolidation Mandate 2027 has strongly dismissed claims attributed to former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, suggesting that the North is considering forcing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to step down before the 2027 presidential election.   In a press statement signed by its Director of Media and Publicity, Femi Odere, the group described Lawal’s remarks as “outlandish, baseless, and reeking of bitterness.” The statement accused Lawal of misrepresenting the North and attempting to stir political tension with what it called an “imaginative and…

EFCC Arrests Former SGF Babachir Lawal

Emporium Reporters

Former Secretary to the Federal Government, Babachir Lawal has been arrested and detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over fraud allegations relating to grass cutting contracts. Lawal is detained in the Abuja headquarters of the EFCC where he will face investigators over his role in the controversial contracts. Babachir was removed by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2017 following allegations that he diverted aid funds intended for the humanitarian crisis in the North-east Nigeria.