- Baba-Ahmed noted that some political heavyweights in the coalition who are eyeing the presidency must shelve their ambitions if they are to stand any chance of defeating President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the running mate of Peter Obi in the 2023 presidential election, has stated that the opposition coalition, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), is populated by full of 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.
Amaechi, Atiku and Obi have all declared their interest in being the presidential candidate of the ADC in 2027.
Baba-Ahmed noted that some political heavyweights in the coalition who are eyeing the presidency must shelve their ambitions if they are to stand any chance of defeating President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
Baba-Ahmed, speaking in an interview with Trust TV, explained that the ADC does not have a politician like Tinubu who suppressed his presidential ambition to give a platform to the likes of Atiku in 2007 or former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015.
While he noted that the coalition is full of options and resources and has what it takes to defeat Tinubu, Datti Baba-Ahmed said the disadvantage is that the coalition is also full of ambitions.
“Ambitions have to be reduced and have to be managed carefully for it to stand the test of time in the history of Nigeria’s politics,” he said.
Baba-Ahmed insisted that he has not seen a clear strategy from the coalition leaders that could defeat Tinubu, stressing that the expression of his concerns is not a criticism of the coalition.
“If you do business as usual against a sitting government like Tinubu’s, the person would not win”, he noted, stressing that there is a need to think outside the box.
“To achieve an impossible feat, one truly needs an impossible strategy,” the former presidential running mate stated
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