Datti Baba-Ahmed, who was the Labour Party’s vice-presidential candidate in the 2023 election, says the party would receive Peter Obi again if the former Anambra governor fails to clinch the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential ticket.
Baba-Ahmed spoke on Friday, January 9, during an interview on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, where he argued that Obi returning to the Labour Party would make more sense than pursuing a different political path after their joint 2023 campaign.
“I also said if Peter Obi does not get the ticket there in ADC, he is more than welcome back to the Labour Party,” the Kaduna-born running mate of Obi said.
“I will stand there and nobody will do anything bad to Peter Obi. It is better for him to come back than for him to do another type of agenda”.
His comments follow Obi’s move to the ADC coalition, about three years after both men contested the presidency together under the Labour Party banner.
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Baba-Ahmed, however, said he remains proud of what he and Obi achieved during the last election cycle.
He also used the interview to reject claims that he had dumped the Labour Party, insisting he remains a member and describing reports suggesting otherwise as untrue.
“I never declared to contest the presidency even though there could be a possibility of that happening. I certainly did not declare for the presidency. I simply reiterated my membership of the Labour Party,” he said.
“That is all and in the submissions I made, I clearly stated that one will have to wait for the INEC timetable and for the party to make the call for people to indicate their interest.”
Baba-Ahmed blamed social media sensationalism “for putting out wrong narratives to emotional listeners”.