Posted by Samuel on Sat 23rd Aug, 2025 - tori.ng
Baba-Ahmed stated that he would consider running with Obi if Nigeria’s electoral system improves.
Datti Baba-Ahmed, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential running mate, said on Friday that he is open to contesting alongside Peter Obi again in 2027.
Baba-Ahmed stated that he would consider running with Obi if Nigeria’s electoral system improves.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, he said: “If Nigeria is still around and there is an electoral system to follow, my love for Nigeria is undying, mark that.
“I will appropriately associate with groups and individuals I think are like minded.”
On the possibility of still running with Peter Obi, he said: “Absolutely, if you had heard what I was saying on air two months ago, there are two individuals that I would succumb to.
“The first has not said, so I won’t say it on his behalf, and the second one is Peter Obi and always Peter Obi until he decides not to.”
When asked if he would consider running with Rotimi Amaechi, he said: “The first person is not Rotimi Amaechi. Amaechi is a good guy. By the way, why do you think that I have to be a deputy? Don’t keep looking at me like a deputy.”