- Baba-Ahmed said the coalition will need to do something different, unconventional and daring to oust Tinubu from power, stressing that members of the coalition must think outside the box.
Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the running mate of Peter Obi in the 2023 presidential election, has warned the opposition coalition-backed African Democratic Congress (ADC) not to hand over its 2027 presidential ticket to former vice president, Atiku Abubakar.
This is even as he noted that the coalition is populated by people with presidential ambitions.
The coalition comprises political bigwigs, including former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, ex-Labour Party presidential candidate Obi, former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi, ex-Kaduna State governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, former Senate President David Mark, and numerous others.
Speaking during an interview with Trust TV, Baba-Ahmed warned that President Bola Tinubu will win a second term if Atiku emerges as the ADC presidential candidate in 2027.
He noted that Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) know how to defeat Atiku.
He said, “If you bring Atiku, they know how to work against Atiku, and he is welcome to win; if he wins, we will support him. You need that candidate they can’t understand, they don’t know where to catch, that is how to win an election.”
Baba-Ahmed said the coalition will need to do something different, unconventional and daring to oust Tinubu from power, stressing that members of the coalition must think outside the box.
“If you do business as usual against a seating government like Tinubu’s, the person would not win, to achieve an impossible feat, one truly need an impossible strategy,” the former presidential running mate stated.
Baba-Ahmed implored that the ADC should present someone who can carry the day in the 2027 elections, as the APC did when Buhari emerged as the party’s presidential candidate in 2015.
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