2027: I’ll oppose anyone challenging Peter Obi, even if it’s myself

Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the Labour Party’s vice-presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, has declared that he will oppose anyone who dares to challenge Peter Obi in the 2027 presidential race—even if that person is himself.

Speaking during an interview on Trust Television, Baba-Ahmed disclosed that although he personally harbours the ambition to run for president, he firmly believes no candidate is better suited for the position than the former Anambra State governor.

“If Peter Obi is contesting, I will oppose someone challenging him. Even if that someone is myself, I will oppose myself to challenge Peter Obi,” he stated.

Baba-Ahmed expressed strong support for Obi’s return to the ballot in 2027, driven by what he described as an overriding ambition to end the wave of insecurity and violence plaguing the nation.

He expressed deep concern over recurring attacks on villages, particularly in states like Benue and Plateau, as well as the destruction of homes and properties by terrorists and bandits.

According to him, it is unacceptable for “bad people” to continue misruling the country. His primary motivation, he noted, is to ensure that Nigerians no longer wake up to distressing headlines about new dimensions of insecurity.

“I would like Peter Obi to win again in 2027. My main ambition is to stop the killings. I don’t want every time I read in the newspaper, there is a new dimension to the insecurity. There are some villages sacked, some place in Benue State, in Plateau State. I don’t like that kind of news, and I just cannot sit down and let bad people continue to misrule us,” Baba-Ahmed said.

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Dele Fashomi

Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.

Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.

He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.

Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).

He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.

He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.

Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.

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