Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu could pursue a third term in office if circumstances allow it.
Lawal made the statement while speaking on The SYMFONI Podcast, where he discussed Nigeria’s political system, elections, and governance.
Reacting to questions on whether President Tinubu may attempt to extend his tenure beyond the constitutionally allowed two terms, the former SGF said he believed such a move could happen if the opportunity presents itself.
But Tinubu will go for a third term. If God gives him the long life to do it, he will. What will stop him now? Blind Nigerians or a pliant National Assembly of crooks.”
Babachir Lawal, who served as Secretary to the Government of the Federation under former President Muhammadu Buhari, also criticised Nigeria’s electoral process, alleging that many political parties do not practise true internal democracy during their primaries.
He argued that after elections, aggrieved candidates often resort to legal battles while ordinary Nigerians eventually lose interest in challenging the system.
The candidates will go to the courts and the lawyers will collect billions of naira and impoverish them further. And then that’s the end.
