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From Desmond Mgboh, Kano
Labour Party (LP) vice presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has offered insight into the reasons he broke ranks with President Muhammadu Buhari, both of whom were once in the same political party, the Congress for Progressives Change (CPC).
Baba-Ahmed, who hails from Zaria in Kaduna State, was a key member of the defunct CPC and in 2011, was elected to represent Kaduna North senatorial district by the party.
Speaking with Daily Sun in Kano on why he parted ways with Buhari, Baba-Ahmed said, over time, the president lost his principles and bearings, saying the situation made it difficult for allies like himself to abide to his political philosophy and ideas.
He also appealed to Nigerians to disregard the outburst of Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, who recently mocked the LP that they could not mobilise 200 people in Kaduna State for a walk.
“Even in this room, just before I stepped in here, I had shaken hands with over 200 persons,” he said, while adding that the governor’s outburst was quite unreasonable and an unworthy of a serious response.
He assured LP was making steady progress in the North, saying they have mapped out strategies to further swing the electorate to their side.
Baba-Ahmed listed massive education, awareness, and direct engagement with the people as strategies that would lift their ranking in the region.
“We are reaching directly to the electorate to make them realise Nigeria is sick and needs a medical doctor that is competent, Nigeria does not need religious and ethnic sentiments at this time,” he said.
He invited Nigerians to look ahead to a new season of peace and security, a bond of national unity and a better economy that would usher prosperity for all under LP leadership.
