2027:  LP will receive Peter Obi If he fails to secure ADC presidential ticket – Datti

Former vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has said the party would welcome Peter Obi back if he fails to secure the presidential ticket of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Datti made the remark on Friday during an interview on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, noting that it would be preferable for Obi to return to the platform under which they contested the 2023 presidential election.

“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 politician 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”.

Obi and Datti ran on a joint LP ticket in the 2023 presidential race. The comments follow Obi’s recent involvement with an ADC coalition, nearly three years after the last general election.

Despite the political developments, Datti said he remains proud of their shared political journey and achievements during the 2023 campaign.

Meanwhile, the Labour Party chieftain dismissed reports suggesting he had exited the opposition party, describing such claims as untrue.

Speaking further on the programme, he clarified that he only reaffirmed his membership of the Labour Party and had not declared any presidential ambition.

“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.”
Datti blamed misinformation circulating online for the confusion, accusing some social media users of distorting his remarks.
He said those responsible were engaging in sensationalism and “putting out wrong narratives to emotional listeners”.