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Obi won 2023 election according to data — Ex-SGF,  Babachir Lawal

Steven Atogi by Steven Atogi
August 12, 2025
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Obi won 2023 election according to data — Ex-SGF,  Babachir Lawal
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Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has disclosed that the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, actually won the election.

Lawal made the statement while answering questions in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Tonight on Monday.

He stated that based on the facts available to him, Obi won the election that produced Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s 16th Head of State.

The former SGF insisted that President Tinubu did not win the election, saying that the result available to him at that time showed he did not win the election.

Sticking to his claim, Lawal reaffirmed that they monitored the election, collected data and monitored the results from the fields.

He further said some of the results were altered.

When asked how President Tinubu offended him, Lawal said the president is arrogant.

“He is arrogant. The guy has an arrogance that belies definitions.

“The problem with Bola Tinubu is that he thinks I’m the one that offended him. I didn’t offend him, he offended me and he is full of himself, and he thinks that he now so-called president…I believe he didn’t win the election,” he said.

Steven Atogi

Steven Atogi

Steven Atogi is Editor-in-chief at Umpire News. Formerly Editor-in-chief at DreamsNG Magazine. A skilled editor, writer and researcher with over a decade experience in politics, economy, sports and entertainment news editing; feature writing, copywriting and digital news sourcing. He has published in traditional and new media across local and international media outlets. He is keen on public policy, politics, economy, and social justice themes.

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