In office 27 August 2015 – 30 October 2017 *Suspended from 19 April 2017[1]
President
Muhammadu Buhari
Preceded by
Anyim Pius Anyim
Succeeded by
Boss Gida Mustapha
Personal details
Born
(1954-10-02) 2 October 1954 (age 69) Kwambla, Hong, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Adamawa State, Nigeria)
Political party
All Progressives Congress
Alma mater
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
Occupation
Politician
Profession
Engineer
Babachir David Lawal (born 2 October 1954) is a Nigerian politician who was Secretary to the Government of the Federation from 2015 to 2017. He was appointed on 27 August 2015, by President Muhammadu Buhari.[2] Lawal was suspended as Secretary to Government of Federation (SGF) by President Buhari on 19 April 2017, and was officially relieved of all duties on 30 October 2017 for misappropriating funds intended for alleviating the food crisis in Nigeria's Northeast, caused largely by Boko Haram.
^"The rise and fall of Babachir Lawal". Vanguard News. 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
^"Buhari names SGF, Chief of Staff, others". Archived from the original on 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
Babachir David Lawal (born 2 October 1954) is a Nigerian politician who was Secretary to the Government of the Federation from 2015 to 2017. He was appointed...
Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority until his appointment to replace Babachir David Lawal as SGF by President Muhammad Buhari on 30 October 2017. Mustapha...
of BabachirLawal, Ayo Oke - Daily Post Nigeria". Daily Post Nigeria. Dailypost.ng. Retrieved 20 April 2017. "BREAKING: Buhari sacks BabachirLawal, Ayo...
the Government of the Federation appointed by Muhammadu Buhari, Mr. BabachirLawal in a N200 million contract scandal for the clearing of “invasive plant...
dignitaries in Nigeria, such as the Secretary to the Federal Government David BabachirLawal, the Delta State Governor Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, Emmanuel Uduaghan (former...
sacks BabachirLawal as SGF, replaces him with Boss Mustapha". Daily Post. Retrieved 30 January 2022. Tukur, Sani. "Buhari suspends SGF BabachirLawal, DG...
order his arrest over his opposition to the passage of the anti-graft ICPC law by the Senate. Anyim did not seek reelection in 2003, knowing fully well...
May 2015 Muhammadu Buhari Ogbonnaya Onu 1 June 2015 27 August 2015 Babachir David Lawal 27 August 2015 29 October 2017 Boss Gida Mustapha 1 November 2017...
members—like former Secretary to the Government of the Federation Babachir David Lawal and former Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara—publicly...
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