PDP has incurable virus, can’t be adopted by opposition coalition – Babachir Lawal

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Babachir Lawal, the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, revealed that the opposition alliance is unable to embrace the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) due to the party’s incurable virus.

During a Wednesday appearance on Arise Television’s Morning Show, Lawal made the assertion.

Additionally, he revealed that one of the most dedicated politicians in Nigeria is former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who is working to establish an opposition coalition.

According to Lawal, Atiku is the most involved party in the effort to make the opposition coalition a reality.

Lawal said: “Atiku is entitled to his political ambition like every other Nigerian, it’s not for me to decide which platform Atiku will contest, it’s for him and his inner circle to decide.

“In most of the political meetings I have attended with regards to merger or the new political platform, I have run into Atiku severally – he has been an active participant on the need for opposition political parties to move into one platform to form one strong opposition party.

“We have a technical committee of experts who analyze all the possible political parties we could adapt and move in to, to strengthen it and make it more suitable, and Atiku has presented himself at all such meetings. My reading of him is that he is committed to this course. In fact, he is one of the most committed to this course.

“As to the coalition itself, it’s mostly driven by prominent politicians who agree to come together to form this coalition.

“In all the analysis I have seen so far, nobody has said we should adopt the PDP because we have all agreed that the party has an incurable virus, and anti-biotics can’t cure it – so we can’t go into a house that is not remodified and not willing to change.”

The senior statesman was also pleased that he is referred to as a religious bigot.

Lawal said: “I’m a trained pastor and went to the seminary for four years and I augmented by religious background with a masters in theology so if you call me a Christian religious bigot, I’m very happy because it’s a compliment. It means that my lifestyle conveys that I’m a Christian.”

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