Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has described the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi as a light as opposed to his opposition.
Lawal, who is a former member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) disclosed this in an interview with Channels Television on Saturday.
He described the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as representatives of darkness.
“I have seen the light, you can repent when you see the light, I saw the light and repented. The light is Peter Obi; the darkness is the old system that used to govern us which is represented by both the PDP and APC. Same people, same agbada, same red caps, so Nigerians have seen the light not only me,” Lawal said.
Explaining his decision to support Obi, Lawal said: “In the life of a people that are so oppressed living under indescribable insecurity, poverty, ignorance, hunger, and diseases, a time comes when they get fed up and little thing will just ignite the flame and there is conflagration.
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“I can tell you Peter Obi is that conflagration in Nigeria because every Nigerian has come to realize there is no way we can continue the way we are going,” he added.
Before the 2022 primaries of the APC, Lawal was a strong supporter of Tinubu.
He however stopped supporting after Tinubu insisted on a same-faith ticket featuring former Borno Governor Kashim Shettima, a Muslim, as his turning mate.
