Babachi Lawal

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Babachi Lawal is the Secretary to the Federal Government of Nigeria and former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, North-East zone. [1] He was sworn-in as Secretary to the Federal Government of Nigeria on August 31, 2015 along with Femi Adesina, the incumbent special adviser on media and publicity to Muhammadu Buhari. [2]

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References

  1. "Babachi-David-Lawal-APC-National-Vice-Chairman". Leadership News. Archived from the original on August 31, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  2. "Buhari Swears in Lawal, Monguno, Adesina". THISDAY LIVE. Archived from the original on 2015-09-01.