Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 Nigerian election, has revealed that he agreed to run with Peter Obi out of sympathy. Baba-Ahmed made this disclosure during an interview with Symfoni.
According to him, before the 2023 election, Obi had approached three prominent politicians to be his running mate, but all of them declined. Baba-Ahmed said his decision to step in was driven by sympathy for Obi and the political situation in Nigeria at the time.
"People don't understand that between me and Obi, there is a great deal of sympathy. I have sympathy for him. And this sympathy was at the core of our relationship. When he approached three other major politicians in 2022, I would have been glad if one of them had gone with Peter Obi in 2022. But they all avoided him. I felt bad for him and I felt bad for Nigeria as a nation," Baba-Ahmed stated.
He further explained that he voluntarily took on the role because he believed it was in the best interest of the country. "I took it upon myself because naturally I have always been a volunteer. For the sake of Nigeria, I extended that sympathy to him," he added.
The revelation has sparked discussions about the dynamics within the Labour Party and the motivations behind the 2023 presidential ticket.
