Former vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has said that his former principal, Peter Obi, would be welcomed back to the party if he fails to secure the presidential ticket of the African Democratic Congress, ADC.
Baba-Ahmed made the statement on Friday during an interview on The Morning Brief, a programme on Channels Television monitored by newsmen.
According to him, it would be better for Obi to return to the Labour Party, the platform on which they jointly contested the 2023 presidential election.
“I also said if Peter Obi does not get the ticket there in ADC, he is more than welcome back to the Labour Party.
“I will stand there and nobody will do anything bad to Peter Obi. It is better for him to come back than for him to do another type of agenda,” he said.
Baba-Ahmed’s remarks follow Obi’s recent defection to the ADC coalition, about three years after both men ran on a joint ticket under the Labour Party in the 2023 general election.
He, however, expressed pride in their shared political journey, noting that he remains satisfied with what they achieved together during the last election cycle.
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