You Are Like A Baby Yanked Off The Breast – Phrank Shaibu Knocks Babachir Lawal

The Special Assistant to Atiku Abubakar on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, has dismissed claims by the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, that the presidential primary that produced his principal as the party’s candidate for the 2027 general elections was fraudulent.

Naija News reports that Lawal claimed that Atiku’s supporters had rigged the ADC primary.

However, speaking during an appearance on Channels Television on Wednesday, Shaibu insisted that the election was credible.

“Anybody who claims rigging or irregularity in the last election should check the places and locations they won. Where are the states that Rotimi Amaechi won? If you check the figures and the margins he got there, you will know that those are his strongholds. It was not a fraudulent process,” he said.

Shaibu maintained that the burden of proving the allegations rests on Lawal.

According to him, Atiku was the most popular among the contestants, which included former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi and Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, making his victory unsurprising.

The aide likened Lawal’s reaction to that of a baby throwing tantrums after being deprived of its mother’s breast.

“Babachir reminds me of a baby who is yanked off her mother’s breast while suckling. It is like a deprived suckling; definitely, the baby will throw tantrums. He admitted on your show that his preferred candidate was Hayatu-Deen. He worked for him,” Shaibu said.