Former SGF Babachir Lawal Breaks Silence on Rift With Atiku Amid Internal Crisis in ADC
Ex-SGF Babachir Lawal Speaks on Relationship With Atiku, Reacts to ADC Leadership Tussle
The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has dismissed rumours of fued with ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar over the formation of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) state executive committee in Adamawa.
Naija News reports that Lawal’s clarification comes amid growing confusion and leadership tussles within the Adamawa chapter of the ADC, where two parallel factions emerged.
One faction, led by Shehu Yohanna, insists he remains the legitimate state chairman, citing his leadership role before the emergence of the national executive led by the former Senate President, David Mark.
Another group recently released a caretaker list with Saidu Komsiri as chairman and John Gaman as secretary a list allegedly endorsed by Atiku.
However, Lawal in an interview with SaharaReporters on Monday, described the speculation of rift as the the imagination of idle minds, stressing that there is no disagreement with Atiku.
He described as fake a list currently circulating on social media, purported to be the transition or interim executive list of the ADC in the state.
According to him, the national secretariat of the party has already issued guidelines for forming interim state working committees nationwide.
He said, “You know, an idle mind is the devil’s workshop. We are always in agreement with the former Vice President.
“Right now, I have the list of the state interim committee as approved by the National Working Committee of the party. In about two days, we will make it public.”
Recall that the ADC has been grappling with internal wrangling at national levels since the controversial dissolution of its previous leadership structures and the inauguration of the Mark-led National Working Committee.