Six NDC governorship candidates reject Babachir Lawal’s appointment as North-East leader

Six governorship candidates of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the North-East have rejected the appointment of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, to lead the party’s activities in the region.
The candidates, in a joint statement addressed to the NDC national leadership and its National Leader, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, said they would not recognise Lawal in the position.
Their opposition comes days after Lawal joined the NDC and was assigned a leadership role overseeing the party’s activities and campaigns in the North-East.
The six candidates said the decision to appoint Lawal was taken without consulting them or other stakeholders w...