Former vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has stated that the power of the 2027 elections should remain in the south.
Speaking on Channels’ Television’s Morning Brief, Wednesday, Baba-Ahmed recalled his political journey, stating moments where he chose to step back from important contests in order to expand national unity.
“I welcome the idea of power remaining in the South. That’s why, if you recall, I was inspired to run for the presidency in 2019, and in 2023, I served under His Excellency, Peter Obi as vice-presidential candidate.
“Before that, I attempted a governorship bid in Kaduna but chose to withdraw,” he said.
“I very much respect and reciprocate what I saw in Port Harcourt in 2018 there wasn’t a single candidate that could genuinely lay claim to the legacy of the Rivers, Niger and Benue. In 2023, the whole world witnessed that I did not contest a show of respect,” he said.
He went on to praise Peter Obi and Nyesom Wike for demonstrating restraint despite their political capital.
“Peter Obi, Wike they had the resources, the experience, and the people to contest, yet they restricted themselves. That discipline and self-restraint deserve recognition.”
“That is part of why, probably, our good friend and boss Wike is doing what he claims not to be doing in the PDP,” he stated.
