Insecurity in Nigeria Traced to Plot to Unseat Jonathan – Datti Baba-Ahmed.
Labour Party’s 2023 vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has linked Nigeria’s current insecurity to the desperation to remove former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, Baba-Ahmed recalled violent episodes in Kaduna following comments made by Muhammadu Buhari during the 2011 elections.

“They went and brought people from neighbouring countries in readiness to remove Jonathan,” he alleged.

Election-Rigger Should Not Succeed Yakubu As INEC Chair — Datti Baba-Ahmed

Labour Party’s 2023 vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, says Nigeria cannot afford to have an election-rigger succeed Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as INEC chairman when his 10-year tenure ends on November 9, 2025.

Speaking on Politics Today, Baba-Ahmed blamed Yakubu for irregularities in the 2023 polls, which he said undermined constitutional requirements and deepened Nigeria’s political crisis.

He stressed that only a credible, independent successor could restore faith in Nigeria’s democracy, adding that electoral fraud fuels insecurity, corruption, and national instability.

Yakubu, 75, appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 and reappointed in 2020, will be succeeded by a nominee of President Bola Tinubu.

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2027: ADC Coalition Deceiving Nigerians, Says Baba-Ahmed, Declares Loyalty To Obi

Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has dismissed the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition as a deception, insisting it cannot rescue Nigeria from its current challenges.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, Baba-Ahmed reaffirmed his loyalty to Peter Obi and declared willingness to be his running mate again in the 2027 presidential election.

“I’m in the Labour Party. I’m a Peter Obi man. I still want Peter Obi to come back to the Labour Party and contest the 2027 election,” he said.

Obi, who has signaled interest in the 2027 race, has recently engaged with ADC coalition figures including Atiku Abubakar, David Mark, Nasir el-Rufai, Rotimi Amaechi, and Rauf Aregbesola.

Baba-Ahmed, however, maintained that his political future is tied to Obi, noting, “There are two individuals I would deputise. The first has not said anything. The second is Peter Obi. I’m always with Peter Obi until he decides not to.”

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Datti Baba-Ahmed Questions ADC Coalition Backed by Atiku, Obi
Labour Party’s 2023 vice presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, says he’s still trying to understand the African Democratic Congress (ADC) despite its adoption by a new coalition supported by Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi. Speaking on Channels TV, he stressed Labour Party’s unique achievements and hinted at ongoing reconciliation within the party, while uncertainty remains over Obi’s political direction.

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BREAKING: Shettima Slams Datti Baba-Ahmed for Suggesting Tinubu ‘Tried’ in Retaining Him as VP.

Vice President Kashim Shettima has fired back at Labour Party’s 2023 vice-presidential candidate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, over comments suggesting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had “tried” by retaining Shettima as Vice President.

Baba-Ahmed made the controversial remarks during a live appearance on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme on Thursday.

He implied that President Tinubu had gone out of his way to keep Shettima as vice president, adding that what he knew about Shettima could not be disclosed publicly.

“On Shettima, I don’t blame Tinubu. Because whoever knows what Shettima did and does, will not allow him last this long,” Baba-Ahmed said.

“The airwaves cannot carry it. And I know I’m speaking on TV. I know Tinubu has tried for keeping Shettima this long. Even the consideration that he should be dropped, I think Tinubu has tried. It is a pregnant statement. I wish I could say more. What people do for power is unbelievable.”

Reacting on Friday, Shettima’s office issued a statement through his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, describing Datti’s comments as “frustrated” and “baseless.”

“Baba-Ahmed expressed his frustrations on why the President had yet to remove the Vice President from office for not a single reason or offence he evidently linked him with, but merely to soothe his ego and wish. Well, the bad news for him is that his frustration is just beginning.”

Nkwocha accused Baba-Ahmed of making “unprovoked attacks” against Shettima while offering no evidence to justify his claims.

To Defeat This Phenomenon Called Tinubu, You Must Do the Unthinkable — Peter Obi’s VP, Datti Baba-Ahmed.

Datti Baba-Ahmed, the 2023 vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party, says unseating President Bola Tinubu in 2027 will require more than forming alliances—it will take “the unthinkable.”

Speaking on Trust TV, Datti questioned the seriousness and structure of the new opposition coalition, which includes the Labour Party, ADC, and other parties. “To defeat this phenomenon called Tinubu, you must do the unthinkable,” he said.

“If this coalition—which I recognise—thinks it’s business as usual, it won’t work. It has to be less about individual ambition and more about Nigeria.

More action, less talk. Because talk is cheap.” He warned that superficial unity won’t challenge Tinubu’s grip on power. “People are underestimating Tinubu,” he said. “Even Nigeria’s military rulers didn’t do what he’s doing.

From councillor to president, this man has appointed, disappointed, installed, and removed at will. He is powerful.” He highlighted Tinubu’s long-term political planning: “Tinubu gave Atiku the ACN in 2007. Gave it to Ribadu in 2011. Backed Buhari in 2015. And waited until 2023 to take it himself.”

Datti urged opposition leaders to suppress personal ambition for national interest. “How many people are willing to suppress their own ambition for the good of Nigeria? That’s the real issue,” he said.

hough he supports the coalition and still believes in Labour Party’s strength, he warned: “You don’t come in haphazardly and say you’ll defeat someone who has been planning for decades.”