Nigeria, April 20 -- Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has advised President Bola Tinubu not to be misled by recent endorsements from former governors of Nasarawa and Katsina States, Tanko Al-Makura and Aminu Bello Masari, along with some members of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC).

In an interview with Newsmen on Saturday, Lawal said many CPC members and northern political stakeholders do not support Tinubu's re-election bid in 2027. Instead, he said they are backing a growing coalition aimed at challenging the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Lawal, a founding member of the CPC and a long-time ally of former President Muhammadu Buhari, stated that he remains fully commi...