- Babachir Lawal, ex-SGF, claim that the APC is now an Islamic party has been rejected by the Muslim and Christian bodies in Nigeria
- CAN, the umbrella body of Nigerian Christians, said it was not appropriate for anyone to categorise a political party as that of any religion
- Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) also challenged Lawal to justify his claim with evidence on how the APC, a national party, has turned a Muslim party
The comment of Engr Babachir Lawal, the former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF) that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is now an Islamic party has generated reactions from the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI).
On Tuesday, October 17, Lawal claimed that Peter Obi, the Labour Party candidate, won the February 25 presidential election and that President Bola Tinubu was not the winner of the poll, Vanguard reported.
