Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has defected from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Lawal announced his move on Tuesday following a meeting with NDC National Leader and former Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Seriake Dickson, at the senator’s Abuja residence.
The former SGF resigned from the ADC on June 1 following the emergence of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the party’s presidential candidate.
Lawal had earlier indicated that he would support a Peter Obi–Rabiu Kwankwaso presidential ticket if Obi returned from his political sabbatical. He also backed Obi during the 2023 presidential election, when the former Anambra State governor contested on the platform of the Labour Party.
Speaking after joining the NDC, Lawal said his decision was motivated by concerns over Nigeria’s security and socio-economic challenges.
“Anybody in Nigeria who has the interest of our country at heart and sympathy for the suffering that is ongoing in our country, along with insecurity, hunger, ignorance and disease, will have no choice but to join a party that represents the future and have Peter and Kwankwaso as their candidates,” he said.
Lawal added that he believed joining the NDC would help advance what he described as the objective of producing Obi as president and Kwankwaso as vice president in 2027.
“It is now convincing to partner with the NDC to see to the fulfilment of the very noble objective of installing Obi as the president and Kwankwaso as vice president,” he said.
He expressed optimism about the 2027 election, saying: “By the grace of God, we look forward to May 29, 2027, to celebrate the feat properly for the good of the country, and future of generations yet unborn.”
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