‘Peter Obi’s defeat has done damage to you’ – APC replies Ex-SGF, Lawal

<p>The All Progressives Congress, APC, has lambasted a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, saying the defeat of Peter Obi, at the 2023 presidential poll has done the ex-SGF incalculable damage.</p>, <p>The outspoken Lawal had on Tuesday said in Abuja that Obi, who flew the presidential flag of the Labour Party, (LP) in the last polls, and not Bola Ahmed Tinubu as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC.</p>, <p>But in a statement signed by Felix Morka, the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, the party said the former SGF is peddling gibberish, rather than learn from his political misadventure with equanimity.</p>, <p>He said, “Clearly, the defeat of his principal, Peter Obi, at the poll has done incalculable damage to Mr. Lawal’s psyche and his capacity for rational thought as evident in his analysis based entirely on the figment of his warped imagination rather than on hard facts and figures. A clear sign of his disconnect from reality was his reference to the election held in May 2023, rather than February.</p>, <p>“We challenge Babachir Lawal to give a detailed breakdown of his so-called ‘aggregated facts sourced from independent sources,’ which he claimed proved that Obi won the election or forever keep mute.</p>, <p>“That he did not provide these facts to help Obi prove his case before the Presidential Elections Petitions Court is a massive disservice if not betrayal of his political principal.</p>, <p>“Babachir Lawal ought to have known that running a jaundiced commentary on a matter before the Supreme Court is the height of irresponsibility.</p>, <p>“But he is still nursing bitterness and vindictiveness over his failed dream of running on a joint ticket with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.</p>, <p>“Indeed, Babachir Lawal is in dire need of professional counseling and deserves our collective pity. It is obvious he may never get over the pain of being tossed into the dustbin of political ignominy by President Bola Tinubu who, against all odds, defeate