Nigerians became divided about the general elections of 2023 - Babachir Lawal

The former SGF emphasized that the impact is especially pronounced in the north and claimed that the general elections of 2023 split Nigerians along racial and religious lines.Babachir David Lawal, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), has bemoaned the rift that the general elections of 2023 have caused among Nigerians.On Thursday, November 17, 2023, Lawal remarked in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service that was shown on television that the elections had strained bonds between Nigerians who identify as different ethnic and religious groups.He emphasized that since the polls' conclusion, conditions have drastically gotten worse in the Northern area, which is the one most affected by this trend. "Now, everything has fully collapsed in the North. The people that forced us into this predicament were unable to fulfill their intention," Lawal