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Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed has ruled out the possibility of the opposition presenting a single presidential candidate in the 2027 election, describing the plan as unrealistic and politically unworkable.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, Baba-Ahmed said the idea of a united opposition front rallying behind one candidate was unlikely to materialise.
He was reacting to the Ibadan Declaration, an agreement reached by opposition figures to support a common candidate against President Bola Tinubu in the next presidential election.
According to him, the meeting in Ibadan did not represent the entire opposition, noting that only members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) were involved in the discussions.
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“I think it is a lie. There is no way they will agree; it is not possible,” Baba-Ahmed said.
“Two parties coming to say that they are the entire opposition in Ibadan doesn’t make sense to me.”
He also cast doubt on the viability of the coalition, insisting it would struggle to gain national acceptance even if former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi emerged as its standard-bearer.
In a significant political development, Baba-Ahmed announced that he would formally leave the Labour Party on Wednesday and join the Peoples Redemption Party, saying the party had departed from the ideals that originally attracted him.
