- Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, revealed that at least five serving All Progressives Congress (APC) governors and multiple ministers have actively lobbied him to return to the ruling party.
- Lawal’s disclosure comes immediately after his resignation from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), which he dumped following serious allegations that the party’s presidential primary was manipulated to favor former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
- Firmly rejecting the invitations to rejoin the APC, the former SGF stated that the unresolved internal issues that initially caused him to leave the party remain fully intact, prompting his temporary retirement to his village farm.
The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has publicly declined intense political overtures from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) following his high-profile exit from the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Speaking in an exclusive interview published on Sunday, June 7, 2026, Eko Hot Blog reports that Lawal disclosed that no fewer than five or six serving APC governors, along with several sitting ministers, have reached out to convince him to return to his former political home.
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Despite the high-caliber lobbying, Lawal firmly shut down the possibility of rejoining the ruling party, asserting that the fundamental institutional anomalies and internal grievances that drove him away from the APC in the first place have still not been corrected or resolved.
Lawal’s political realignment follows his sudden resignation from the ADC, a decision he reached after accusing the party leadership of manipulating its recent presidential primary election to favor former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
In the wake of his exit, Lawal noted that up to five alternative political parties had also contacted him, offering him the full control of their structural platforms if he wished to continue his active political journey.
However, the former SGF emphasized that he is in absolutely no rush to align with any new political movement, choosing instead to withdraw temporarily from active national politics, exit the federal capital of Abuja, and relocate back to his village community to focus on personal agricultural farming.
Lawal maintained that politics was never an inherited family vocation or a lifetime obligation, noting he could step away from the political sphere whenever he deemed fit.
The outspoken politician also shrugged off fierce criticisms and allegations of political betrayal originating from Atiku Abubakar’s supporters and loyalists within the ADC.
Dismissing the verbal attacks as irrelevant, Lawal rejected the narrative that his resignation constituted a betrayal of Atiku, firmly clarifying that he has never shared a political camp or faction with the former vice president.
He warned his political detractors that his current retreat to his rural comfort zone should not be mistaken for permanent silence, indicating that his eventual return to Abuja and public commentary would trigger panic among his opponents.
Lawal concluded by asserting that those attacking his choice are merely defensive because his actions have disrupted their underlying political calculations.
