Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has said that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar did not make significant efforts to secure the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 general election.
Lawal made the remarks on Monday during an appearance on Channels Television’s *Politics Today*, following his recent resignation from the ADC over what he described as a controversial primary election that produced Atiku as the party’s flag bearer.
According to him, expectations within the party were that the primary would be a closely contested race among leading aspirants, particularly former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi.
“Someone like Rotimi Amaechi was very confident that if we go to primaries he would win. Everybody around him was extremely confident that Amaechi would win,” Lawal said.
He added that Amaechi appeared more active and engaged in campaigning compared to other contenders.
“For me, who has been in this process, I was watching the indices to see where his confidence was coming from. Among the three candidates, he was the one moving around, working hard to see that he got the ticket,” he said.
Lawal contrasted Amaechi’s campaign approach with that of Atiku Abubakar, whom he described as relatively low-key during the contest.
“Then, we have Atiku Abubakar. That time we used to wonder what he was going to do to win the primary because he was practically not doing much. He was not talking, he was not campaigning, he wasn’t going out,” he said.
“We were wondering how he was going to do it. So, we were watching how it was going to be done.”
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