Immediate past Secretary to the
Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, has described his sack as a
blessing in disguise.
He said President Muhammadu
Buhari deserves to be re-elected in 2019 following his developmental strides in
Nigeria.
The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN,
quoted Lawal to have said this while speaking with newsmen on Monday in Abuja.
He said that those opposed to
Buhari’s re-election were probably blind to his numerous achievements.
“I know that President Buhari has
done very well to be re-elected over and over again, I wonder whether those
still in doubt have not seen infrastructure, construction and other things he
has been doing.
“I challenge those in doubt to
come to Adamawa to see things for themselves, “he said.
“Before his coming into office, I
could not go to my village, I could not go to my farm or to my Local
Government, but the situation has changed.
“Now, I can drive to my house
even at 2 a.m, I can visit the remotest corners of the village with my family.
I go to my farm in the forest and come back safely.
“If you have never faced an
unsecured situation, you may not appreciate what I am saying, “he said.
He further noted that under the
President Buhari-led Federal Government, all trunk “A” roads in Adamawa were
now under construction or contracts awarded.
He said such roads included; Yola
to Gombe, Numan to Taraba, Yola to Mubi, Mararaba to Bama and many others under
construction.
The former SGF, however, said
that in spite of the situation that surrounded his leaving office, he had no
regret, adding that his sack was a blessing in disguise.
“Let me shock you, before I came
into government, I have been in business, I was a very successful businessman.
“I am a world renowned IT
consultant and I have a very large farm, spanning over 1,000 hectares, which I
abandoned to join governance.
“I was earning N930,000 monthly
as the SGF, now that I have returned to my farm and reactivated it after my
sack, I now have 4,000 hectares under cultivation.
“Last year, I earned close to
half a billion naira from my farm proceeds, I have a cattle ranch that I am
developing gradually and I am back to IT consultancy, life is now good,” he
stressed.
Lawal, who was speaking to the
press for the first time since he left office, added that everybody who saw him
now, complimented him, saying he was looking good and healthy.
He, however, said that his sack
from office, opened his eyes to a lot of things that were hidden from him,
adding that lots of people he helped in the past, were actually planning his
downfall.
Referring to the scripture, the
former SGF said; “everything that happened to a man is for his own good; my
sack I would say, is rather a blessing in disguise.
“Let me tell you, nothing
happened to me. Right from the beginning of the saga, I knew that the whole
thing was fabricated and that was why I did not give any damn from the
beginning.
“The reason some people don’t
like me is because I am so confident of myself. Did you hear me defend myself
that time, I didn’t do it and I will not do it because I know that they are
fabricated,” he said.
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