Baba-Ahmed rubbishes coalition discussion.
Prominent Northern elder, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has criticised ongoing efforts to form a political coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing the moves as disappointing, self-serving, and lacking national vision.
Speaking during an appearance on Arise News, Baba-Ahmed distanced himself from the discussions, stating that he was not involved at any level of the negotiations.
“Let me be fair and say that I’m not involved at all, at any level, in the coalition discussions,” he said. “I’m just an observer who is watching with a lot of worry that an opportunity to create a strong opposition to the ruling party is being messed up by people who insist that they must be the face of that opposition.”
Prominent Northern elder, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has criticised ongoing efforts to form a political coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing the moves as disappointing, self-serving, and lacking national vision.
Speaking during an appearance on Arise News, Baba-Ahmed distanced himself from the discussions, stating that he was not involved at any level of the negotiations.
“Let me be fair and say that I’m not involved at all, at any level, in the coalition discussions,” he said. “I’m just an observer who is watching with a lot of worry that an opportunity to create a strong opposition to the ruling party is being messed up by people who insist that they must be the face of that opposition.”
Baba-Ahmed, who is a key figure in the Northern Elders Forum, argued that the political figures championing the coalition have failed to inspire hope or offer a compelling alternative to President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
“These are people who have been governors, vice-presidents, ministers, some of them have contested three times for president,” he said. “Now they are telling Nigerians, ‘trust us again.’ But Nigerians can see through that. They don’t represent a different future.”
According to him, the main flaw in the coalition effort is that the same old politicians are attempting to dictate the terms and structure, rather than allowing new and credible Nigerians to take the lead.
Prominent Northern elder, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has criticised ongoing efforts to form a political coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing the moves as disappointing, self-serving, and lacking national vision.
Speaking during an appearance on Arise News, Baba-Ahmed distanced himself from the discussions, stating that he was not involved at any level of the negotiations.
“Let me be fair and say that I’m not involved at all, at any level, in the coalition discussions,” he said. “I’m just an observer who is watching with a lot of worry that an opportunity to create a strong opposition to the ruling party is being messed up by people who insist that they must be the face of that opposition.”
Prominent Northern elder, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has criticised ongoing efforts to form a political coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing the moves as disappointing, self-serving, and lacking national vision.
Speaking during an appearance on Arise News, Baba-Ahmed distanced himself from the discussions, stating that he was not involved at any level of the negotiations.
“Let me be fair and say that I’m not involved at all, at any level, in the coalition discussions,” he said. “I’m just an observer who is watching with a lot of worry that an opportunity to create a strong opposition to the ruling party is being messed up by people who insist that they must be the face of that opposition.”
Baba-Ahmed, who is a key figure in the Northern Elders Forum, argued that the political figures championing the coalition have failed to inspire hope or offer a compelling alternative to President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
“These are people who have been governors, vice-presidents, ministers, some of them have contested three times for president,” he said. “Now they are telling Nigerians, ‘trust us again.’ But Nigerians can see through that. They don’t represent a different future.”
According to him, the main flaw in the coalition effort is that the same old politicians are attempting to dictate the terms and structure, rather than allowing new and credible Nigerians to take the lead.
Baba-Ahmed rubbishes coalition discussion.
Prominent Northern elder, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has criticised ongoing efforts to form a political coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing the moves as disappointing, self-serving, and lacking national vision.
Speaking during an appearance on Arise News, Baba-Ahmed distanced himself from the discussions, stating that he was not involved at any level of the negotiations.
“Let me be fair and say that I’m not involved at all, at any level, in the coalition discussions,” he said. “I’m just an observer who is watching with a lot of worry that an opportunity to create a strong opposition to the ruling party is being messed up by people who insist that they must be the face of that opposition.”
Prominent Northern elder, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has criticised ongoing efforts to form a political coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing the moves as disappointing, self-serving, and lacking national vision.
Speaking during an appearance on Arise News, Baba-Ahmed distanced himself from the discussions, stating that he was not involved at any level of the negotiations.
“Let me be fair and say that I’m not involved at all, at any level, in the coalition discussions,” he said. “I’m just an observer who is watching with a lot of worry that an opportunity to create a strong opposition to the ruling party is being messed up by people who insist that they must be the face of that opposition.”
Baba-Ahmed, who is a key figure in the Northern Elders Forum, argued that the political figures championing the coalition have failed to inspire hope or offer a compelling alternative to President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
“These are people who have been governors, vice-presidents, ministers, some of them have contested three times for president,” he said. “Now they are telling Nigerians, ‘trust us again.’ But Nigerians can see through that. They don’t represent a different future.”
According to him, the main flaw in the coalition effort is that the same old politicians are attempting to dictate the terms and structure, rather than allowing new and credible Nigerians to take the lead.
