Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation and current National Vice Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Babachir Lawal, has launched a scathing attack on Nigeria’s two dominant political parties — the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) — declaring that both will be defeated in the 2027 elections.
Speaking on Saturday while receiving Otunba Olayinka Braimoh, a former Action Alliance governorship candidate in Kogi State who recently defected to the ADC, Lawal described the APC as “a new haven for fugitives fleeing from the EFCC.” He said the ruling party had become a “safe house for corruption” rather than a platform for governance and reform.
“It is my belief that more patriots will soon join us, even as the PDP self-destructs and the APC becomes a haven for EFCC fugitives,” he said. Lawal accused the APC of being “delusional,” claiming that the party’s only political strategy was to “write election results even before the elections begin.”
He warned that the ADC would not open its doors to every defecting politician, emphasizing that some carry “corrupt attitudes” from their former parties. “We will not allow them to taint our values,” he stressed.
Describing the ADC as a “party of visionaries and patriots,” Lawal said the time had come for Nigerians to make a U-turn from the old order. “Our nation has reached the edge of a cliff. The ADC offers a chance to recalibrate and redirect governance toward a truly people-centered system,” he said.
Lawal also took a jab at the Adamawa State Government, led by Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, saying that in over six years of PDP rule, there were “no meaningful, people-oriented projects” despite the billions of naira allocated to the state. “All we see are a few flyovers with scanty traffic. Sometimes, I wonder whether the money even leaves Abuja for Yola,” he remarked.
His comments have since drawn reactions across political circles, with many interpreting them as a bold attempt to position the ADC as a third-force alternative ahead of the 2027 elections.
