JUST IN: I Am Leaving Labour Party — Datti Baba-Ahmed Reveals, Set to Join PRP

The 2023 Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has announced plans to leave the Labour Party and join the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP).

He made the disclosure on Tuesday during an appearance on Politics Today.

According to him, the decision stems from internal disagreements within the Labour Party, which he said has strayed from its founding ideals.

“I am leaving the Labour Party tomorrow. 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 resignation will take effect at midnight, confirming that his next political destination is the PRP.

“I am leaving the Labour Party 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 and is known for its progressive ideology.

Baba-Ahmed was the running mate to Peter Obi in the 2023 presidential election.

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