A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF), Babachir Lawal, on Thursday claimed the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, said campaigning in the South-East was a waste of time and resources during the party’s primaries.
“During the convention, he didn’t even allow us go the South-East,” Lawal said on a monitored television programme.
“He said it was a waste of time and money.”
Lawal made the comment while analysing Tinubu’s chances in the imminent February presidential polls.
According to him, the APC candidate stands no chance of winning the election.
Recall that Tinubu had recently accused Yakubu Dogara and Lawal of opposing his presidential election because he refused to make one of them as his vice presidential running mate.
Lawal has endorsed the Labour Party’s Peter Obi, although he is still a member of the APC.
He broke off with Tinubu after the latter announced a Muslim as his running mate for the 2023 polls.
Lawal and some other APC members had advocated for the appointment of a Northern Christian running mate in order to balance the APC presidential ticket.