{"id":127362,"date":"2026-06-01T15:39:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=127362"},"modified":"2026-06-01T15:39:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:39:33","slug":"fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresh Blow for ADC as ex-SGF Resigns Over Alleged Primary Rigging"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has resigned from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), accusing the party of conducting a \u201cmassively rigged\u201d presidential primary allegedly in favour of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a statement issued on Monday, Lawal said he could no longer remain in the party after what he described as a compromised and predetermined internal process.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He alleged that the presidential primary was deliberately structured to produce a fixed outcome, insisting that it lacked transparency and fairness.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe just-concluded ADC primaries were massively rigged in favour of Atiku Abubakar and his allies,\u201d Lawal said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He further described the exercise as a \u201cforegone conclusion,\u201d arguing that genuine competition among aspirants was not allowed.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe process was compromised from the beginning and the outcome was already decided,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lawal expressed disappointment that the ADC, which many had considered a credible alternative platform, had allegedly replicated the same practices it often criticised in other political parties.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIt is unfortunate that a party that promised change has ended up doing the same things it condemned,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He warned that such developments could weaken public confidence in the party ahead of future elections.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lawal, a founding member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), served in the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari as Secretary to the Government of the Federation before his removal from office over corruption allegations. He was later cleared by the court.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also played a prominent role in early coalition discussions that eventually contributed to the emergence and strengthening of the ADC, making his sudden exit from the party particularly notable.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Against this backdrop, political observers note that there were no visible cracks between Lawal and the party leadership prior to this resignation, making the development unexpected within party circles.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, questions are already emerging over the political implications of his exit, particularly given that he and Atiku Abubakar both hail from Adamawa State.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some observers are asking whether his resignation will be downplayed within the party despite its symbolic significance.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is also growing speculation about Lawal\u2019s next political move, though he has not indicated whether he is joining another platform or stepping back from active politics.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cFor now, I am done with the ADC,\u201d he was quoted as saying.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Atiku Abubakar recently emerged as the party\u2019s presidential candidate following the primaries, a development now overshadowed by Lawal\u2019s resignation and allegations.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ADC has yet to issue an official response to the claims as of the time of filing this report.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oscar Okhifo Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has resigned from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), accusing the party of conducting a \u201cmassively rigged\u201d presidential&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":127363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fresh Blow for ADC as ex-SGF Resigns Over Alleged Primary Rigging - Pointblank News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fresh Blow for ADC as ex-SGF Resigns Over Alleged Primary Rigging - Pointblank News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Oscar Okhifo Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has resigned from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), accusing the party of conducting a \u201cmassively rigged\u201d presidential&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pointblank News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-01T14:39:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Babachir-Lawal.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"727\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"465\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Our Reporter\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Our Reporter\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Our Reporter\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c\"},\"headline\":\"Fresh Blow for ADC as ex-SGF Resigns Over Alleged Primary Rigging\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-01T14:39:33+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging\/\"},\"wordCount\":439,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Babachir-Lawal.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging\/\",\"name\":\"Fresh Blow for ADC as ex-SGF Resigns Over Alleged Primary Rigging - Pointblank News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Babachir-Lawal.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-01T14:39:33+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Babachir-Lawal.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Babachir-Lawal.jpg\",\"width\":727,\"height\":465},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Fresh Blow for ADC as ex-SGF Resigns Over Alleged Primary Rigging\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/\",\"name\":\"Pointblank News\",\"description\":\"Just the news\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c\",\"name\":\"Our Reporter\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83b3820ef93d502ae3a617b2c881ca42?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83b3820ef93d502ae3a617b2c881ca42?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Our Reporter\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Fresh Blow for ADC as ex-SGF Resigns Over Alleged Primary Rigging - Pointblank News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Fresh Blow for ADC as ex-SGF Resigns Over Alleged Primary Rigging - Pointblank News","og_description":"By Oscar Okhifo Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has resigned from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), accusing the party of conducting a \u201cmassively rigged\u201d presidential&hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging\/","og_site_name":"Pointblank News","article_published_time":"2026-06-01T14:39:33+00:00","og_image":[{"width":727,"height":465,"url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Babachir-Lawal.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Our Reporter","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Our Reporter","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging\/"},"author":{"name":"Our Reporter","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c"},"headline":"Fresh Blow for ADC as ex-SGF Resigns Over Alleged Primary Rigging","datePublished":"2026-06-01T14:39:33+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging\/"},"wordCount":439,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Babachir-Lawal.jpg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging\/","url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging\/","name":"Fresh Blow for ADC as ex-SGF Resigns Over Alleged Primary Rigging - Pointblank News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Babachir-Lawal.jpg","datePublished":"2026-06-01T14:39:33+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Babachir-Lawal.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Babachir-Lawal.jpg","width":727,"height":465},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fresh-blow-for-adc-as-ex-sgf-resigns-over-alleged-primary-rigging\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Fresh Blow for ADC as ex-SGF Resigns Over Alleged Primary Rigging"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#website","url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/","name":"Pointblank News","description":"Just the news","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c","name":"Our Reporter","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83b3820ef93d502ae3a617b2c881ca42?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83b3820ef93d502ae3a617b2c881ca42?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Our Reporter"},"url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127362"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":127364,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127362\/revisions\/127364"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}