Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has predicted that the joint ticket of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, will defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.
Speaking during an interview with Symfoni TV, Lawal argued that the two opposition figures would defeat Tinubu, who is seeking re-election on the All Progressives Congress (APC), and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who is contesting on the African Democratic Party’s (ADC) platform.
Lawal also dismissed Abubakar’s chances, insisting that the ADC presidential candidate would not emerge victorious in the next poll.
According to Lawal, “Peter Obi will try to be fair to everybody. Peter Obi will try to do that which is right. Peter Obi, Kwankwaso, take note, I’m pairing them. I’m pairing them. Individually will be disaster, but I’m pairing them.
“So, I’ll give them, on my own scale, close to like 70 per cent. Again, Bola, 50. Atiku, zero. Definitely, Atiku will lose. He will, and I pray he loses. I’m not the only one, and he will lose,” the former SGF declared.
Lawal’s has increasingly maintained his opposition to Abubakar’s aspiration to win the most exalted political office in Nigeria after six failed attempt.
