Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed Quits Labour Party for PRP

Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the Labour Party's vice-presidential candidate in Nigeria's 2023 elections, announced on Tuesday that he is leaving the party to join the People's Redemption Party, effective at midnight.

Baba-Ahmed made the declaration during an interview on Channels Television's Politics Today program. He cited internal disagreements and a perceived drift from the party's original ideals as key reasons for his exit. "I am leaving the Labour Party at midnight, and I am joining PRP. PRP is the new destination. PRP is the one with a history. It's about 75 years old," he said. He referenced a specific redeployment within the party that he claimed was intended to create difficulties for him.

The politician, who ran alongside Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi in 2023, reiterated his belief that his former party won that election. He pointed to the suspension of the INEC Result Viewing Portal, or IReV, as evidence of irregularities and accused the ruling All Progressives Congress of rigging the vote. "APC did not win the election, but the court has the power," Baba-Ahmed stated, adding that the APC had prioritized destabilizing opposition parties over addressing...