‘I’ve no regrets supporting Peter Obi’ – Datti Baba-Ahmed

Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has said helium has nary regrets astir being Peter Obi’s moving mate successful the 2023 statesmanlike election, insisting that the determination was based connected the request to beforehand unity, forgiveness and spot successful Nigeria.

Baba-Ahmed spoke connected Monday portion delivering a keynote code astatine the 2nd variation of the Bala AbdulKadir Mohammed Colloquium, held astatine the Ahmadu Bello International Conference Centre, Bauchi, to commemorate the 68th day of Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed.

Reflecting connected the 2023 election, Baba-Ahmed said his determination to enactment Obi was driven by his condemnation that cardinal questions astir Nigeria’s enactment and antiauthoritarian aboriginal needed to beryllium addressed.

He said, “Up till today, I person nary regrets supporting Peter Obi. Fundamental questions were answered. He is simply a Nigerian, helium is successful the law enactment to sit. That is the doctrine. In the aforesaid mode that Nora stood for the doctrine of necessity due to the fact that people’s rights were threatened, society’s destiny was questioned. I stood for Nigeria successful 2023 to request to amusement forgiveness, and unity, and spot successful each other.”

The erstwhile vice-presidential campaigner said Nigerians indispensable besides make the courageousness to reason oppression and injustice, stressing that leaders should not simply beryllium celebrated but encouraged to usage their positions to...