Datti: Obi Can Run in 2027 With or Without Me

Peter Obi can fly the party’s flag in the 2027 presidential election with or without him as his running mate, according to Datti Baba-Ahmed, the Labour Party’s vice presidential candidate in the general elections of 2023.

Baba-Ahmed stated this on Wednesday when making an appearance as a guest on Channels Television’s “The Morning Brief.”

“There are two important people whom I greatly like; Peter Obi is one of them. I’m open to having him.

“With or without me, the Labour Party encourages him to continue coming, keep the Labour Party ticket, and run in 2027. Baba-Ahmed added, “The ADC is free to choose a candidate from the South.”

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He asserted that Nigeria required a leader who would bring about government rather than catastrophe.

Baba-Ahmed went on to say that Obi’s affiliation with the coalition on the African Democratic Congress platform was a developing circumstance rather than an anti-party action.

“This behavior is not anti-party. The situation is developing. A coalition is the result of individuals, interest groups, and political parties joining together. The scenario is developing.

“I went to coalition meetings. “Peter Obi is free to keep going to those coalition meetings,” Baba-Ahmed continued.

Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, Baba-Ahmed expressed his opinion on the zoning issue, saying he believed the South should produce the president.