2023 Presidency: “We’ll End Tinubu’s Reign in Lagos,” Peter Obi’s Running Mate Declares
- Datti Baba-Ahmed, the vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has expressed optimism that his party will win Lagos state
- The former Kaduna state lawmaker said the adoption of the Muslim-Muslim ticket by the APC was a move that shot them in the foot
- He said Nigeria is too dynamic and unique for an individual to impose such a trend on the country
Peter Obi's presidential running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, says the 2023 election will end Tinubu's reign in Lagos state.
Datti, during an interview on Tuesday, February 21, on Channels TV, stated that the Labour Party would win Lagos state in the forthcoming polls.
Source: UGC
As reported by the Vanguard newspaper, he dismissed the possibility of the Muslim-Muslim ticket working in a multi-faceted society like Nigeria.
He stated that the same-faith ticket was dead on arrival since it was implemented.
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Datti said:
“Why today Tinubu is not the vice president of Nigeria is the same reason he cannot be president.”
“What couldn’t happen in 2015 when the then candidate Buhari asked for any nomination whatsoever from Tinubu – because that configuration has passed. It can no longer work in Nigeria. Muslim-Muslin ticket cannot work anymore. That configuration cannot work anymore.”
He noted that Nigeria is a federation with a special place for religious belief that everyone should respect regardless of age, tribe, and status.
Datti says Nigeria cannot be likened to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Vatican, Iran or Libya.
He said:
“The creator of the heavens and earth does not make mistakes. This is the Federal Republic of Nigeria as duly filed at the United Nations and registered too.”
“It’s not the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for example, or the Vatican or Iran or Libya or Mauritania. It’s a federal republic, and God didn’t make a mistake by putting all of us, 250 [tribes].
Peter Obi's Running Mate Yusuf Datti Writes Emotional Letter to Nigerians, Obidients
Meanwhile, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed has urged Nigerians to remain steadfast in supporting Peter Obi's presidential ambition.
The vice-presidential candidate for the Labour Party said Nigerians have suffered unbelievable challenges in the past eight years since the APC came into power.
According to Datti, Nigerians are free to hold him and Peter Obi responsible should they fail to deliver on their promises to the people.
Peter Obi’s Running Mate Faults Buhari’s Stance on Old Naira Deadline
In another development, President Muhammadu Buhari's decision to extend the deadline for using the old naira has been critiqued.
Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party, said the president's actions indicate that he might be weak.
He, however, stated that issues of the Nigerian currency remain the business of the federal government, not the state government.
Source: Legit.ng
