Former Vice Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Dr. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, pledged to spearhead reconciliation efforts between the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and other disgruntled stakeholders, in a bid to rebuild unity within LP ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Datti made the pledge when he met with Julius Abure, the factional National Chairman of the party, in Abuja on Monday, at the National Executive Committee meeting of the faction.
“Labour Party is not a party to walk away from. The successes, the history that Labour Party of Nigeria has recorded is unique and unprecedented,” Datti declared.
Reflecting on the 2023 election, he said, “We presented clear records and evidence of 10 million votes scored in the last election, thereafter reduced to 6.1 million votes.
“The act of state capture is a more onerous task causing disunity and disaffection within political parties.”
Describing himself as a loyal party man, Datti explained his mission.
“I am here as a peacemaker to reconcile divergent opinions. I’m very proud to say that I did attend meetings of a certain attempt for a coalition in Nigeria. Morally speaking, if your neighbourhood invites you to discuss security, you must attend.
“However, if you attend and they discuss other matters besides that, you are at liberty to restore yourself to your former position. I have attended and I have listened to the coalition attempts, yet I remain in the Labour Party. I am not one to sleepwalk into any political arrangements,” he stated.
