Baba-Ahmed: “I Accepted To Be Obi’s Running Mate Under LP In 2023 Out Of Sympathy For Him”

By Ayodele Oni 

Former Labour Party, (LP), vice presidential candidate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has revealed reasons for not following Peter Obi to the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Obi has since left ADC and now a Presidential candidate of National Democratic Congress, (NDC).

Baba-Ahmed also disclosed that three politicians had turned down request by the 2023 presidential candidate to be his running mate before he accepted.

 Baba-Ahmed, who spoke during an interview with Symfoni TV, stated that his decision to run alongside Peter Obi in the 2023 presidential election was influenced by sympathy for him after three prominent politicians allegedly declined to join him.

According to him, many people misunderstood the nature of his relationship with Obi, stressing that sympathy played a significant role in his decision to support the former Anambra State governor.

“Obi approached three major politicians in 2022, but none agreed to align with him.

“They thought I would follow Peter Obi. People don’t understand between me and Peter Obi, I have a great deal of sympathy for him. 

“And this sympathy was at the core of our relationship. People find it difficult to understand me.

“When he, Peter Obi, approached three major politicians in 2022 they avoided him. I would have been glad if in 2022 one of them went with Peter Obi. 

“They all avoided him. I felt bad for him and for Nigeria as a nation. You and I know the reason and I don’t have to say it now. I took it upon myself because naturally I have always been a volunteer for Nigeria.

“They thought I would follow Peter Obi to ADC, but I had given enough sympathy then. Obi does not own me. I own my independence.”