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Babachir is a respected Northern Elder statesman, he is not a religious bigot-Hon Yawale

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Babachir is a respected Northern Elder statesman, he is not a religious bigot-Hon Yawale

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Adding her voice to many in defending Engr Babachir David Lawal, former Secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Honourable Fatima Yawale lambasted those pointing accusing fingers at David to have called Christians to retaliate the killing of Deborah to Muslims who are the real problem of Nigeria and democracy.

Yawale said she has worked closely with Babachir for over two decades as her political mentor she did not see a trace of bigotry in him, or a hatred of Islamic religion in him.

She said David is one of few Nigerians that is always standing firm in defending what is good and condemning what is bad, a virtue on him that only few can stand up for truth in this country.

Yawale said this to condemn a voice note linked to David calling on reprisal attacks on Muslims over the killing of Deborah Samuel by Islamic extremists in Sokoto.

She disassociated the viral audio to David as an act linked to a wrong person and can never be his nature to stoop that low calling for a bloodbath to a country and people he dearly loves.

“I’m a Muslim, I worked with him closely and all I’m and I got in politics he is the brain behind it.

” I know this Man temperament very well, his character and the kind of person he is have related well with him over a long period. He is a lover of humanity and Nigeria i can tell you.

“Babachir is an emancipator who can work his way to what he believes. A dogged fighter and liberator of the downtrodden either Muslims or Christians.

” Many of us as Muslims have been with him, there is no a single time he disdains or neglects us because of religion. I can stick in my neck to the fact that David will never call for a religious battle.

‘Come to think of it, this same Man currently preach the candidature of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as his friends and ideal Nigeria President.

“Bola is a core Muslim and Babachir is a core Christian amid Christian candidates like Vice President Yemi Osibanjo and the likes of Rotimi Amaechi, whom he dumped for Tinubu. This is to tell you BD Lawal is an elder stakeholder that is after the unity of Nigeria and can never be linked as a hater of Islam.” Yale said