- Labour Party’s 2023 vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has criticised the opposition coalition formed under the African Democratic Congress (ADC), calling it deceptive.
- Speaking on Politics Today, he declared his continued loyalty to Peter Obi and expressed hope that Obi would remain in the Labour Party to contest the 2027 election.
The 2023 vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Datti Baba-Ahmed, has dismissed the newly formed opposition coalition under the African Democratic Congress (ADC), accusing it of misleading Nigerians with claims that it can rescue the country from underdevelopment.
Baba-Ahmed, who ran alongside Peter Obi in the 2023 presidential election won by President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), stressed that his loyalty remains firmly with Obi and the Labour Party.
“They are deceiving us,” Baba-Ahmed said on Friday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
Although Obi has recently been seen engaging with members of the ADC coalition, which includes political figures such as David Mark, Atiku Abubakar, Nasir el-Rufai, Rotimi Amaechi, and Rauf Aregbesola, Baba-Ahmed said he hopes the former Anambra governor will remain with the LP and contest again in 2027.
“I’m in the Labour Party. I’m a Peter Obi man. I still want Peter Obi to come back to the Labour Party and contest the 2027 election,” he declared.
When asked if he would consider being a running mate again, Baba-Ahmed replied: “If Nigeria is still around and there is an electoral system to follow. My love for Nigeria is undying, and I would appropriately associate with the group and individuals that are like-minded to restore Nigeria.”
He further revealed that there are only two people he would be willing to serve as deputy.
“The first one has not said anything. The second one is Peter Obi. I’m always with Peter Obi until he decides not to,” he affirmed.
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