Datti Baba-Ahmed Dumps Labour Party; Annouces New Party

The 2023 Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, says he is set to leave the Labour Party and join the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP).

He announced on Tuesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s political programme Politics Today.

According to him, the decision follows internal disagreements within the Labour Party, which he said has drifted from its original ideals.

“I am leaving the Labour Party tomorrow [Wednesday]. There is more to it. When there was real peace in the Labour Party, was when they posted back. They redeployed someone with a specific purpose, and because of the antecedent of the individual to make life difficult, particularly for me. What the Labour Party stood for then is no longer what it is today,” he said.

Baba-Ahmed added that his exit from the party would take effect at midnight, stressing that his next political destination is the PRP.

“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 stated.

The PRP, founded in 1978 by the late Aminu Kano, is one of Nigeria’s oldest political movements, known for its progressive ideology.

Baba-Ahmed ran alongside Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi in the 2023 general election.