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Datti Baba-Ahmed, Peter Obi’s running mate in the 2023 presidential election, has revealed that he warned the former Anambra State governor against joining the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 elections.
Baba-Ahmed said Obi ignored his advice and subsequently moved out of what he described as his political “comfort zone”, a decision that eventually ended their close political collaboration.
Speaking on MIC ON Podcast, Baba-Ahmed said he personally approached Obi at the Yar’Adua Centre before his proposed move to the ADC to express his reservations about the party.
“When he was going to join ADC, I had to go to Yar’Adua Centre ahead of him, I called him aside. They were worried. Why is Datti calling Peter Obi aside and talking to him?” he said.
He said he made his position clear to Obi, insisting that the ADC was unsuitable for his political ambitions.
“And I told him, ‘This is the last time I’m coming to this place. I gave him my reasons. This is not a place for you.’ Was I wrong? I was proven right,” Baba-Ahmed said.
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According to him, Obi’s subsequent exit from the ADC validated his earlier concerns, noting, “Within four months, Peter Obi left ADC.”
Baba-Ahmed also expressed discomfort with what he described as contradictions in Obi’s political positions, saying he did not want to revisit his criticisms of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar.
“Now, I don’t like people who contradict themselves, and I don’t want to go into criticising again the politics of Atiku because that’s not what I’m about,” he said.
Explaining why he could no longer influence Obi’s political decisions, Baba-Ahmed said, “Peter Obi moved out of his comfort zone against my advice. Beyond that point, I could no longer help him.”
Obi and Baba-Ahmed contested the 2023 presidential election on the Labour Party platform, finishing third behind Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party.
