Datti Baba-Ahmed, 2023 Labour Party (LP) vice-presidential candidate, has said the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is deceiving Nigerians.
Gatekeepers News reports that Baba-Ahmed, who ran alongside Peter Obi in the last presidential election, made the remarks during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday.
Speaking on the coalition, the politician alleged ADC is deceptive and distanced himself from the group, stressing his loyalty to the Labour Party.
He said, “ They are deceiving us.”
I am a Labour Party man, for God’s sake. I am Peter Obi’s man. I still want Peter Obi to come back to the Labour Party and contest in 2027,” he stated.
Turning to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Baba-Ahmed accused its leadership of incompetence and lacking credibility, alleging constitutional violations during the 2023 polls.
He said, “ Not somebody who clearly read what the constitution provides — 25 percent in at least two-thirds of states of the federation and the FCT — but went ahead to breach it and put Nigeria in what it is today.”
According to him, electoral malpractice is the foundation of Nigeria’s national problems.
He added, “The electoral fraud is right now the most important fact to be addressed in our life as a nation, even beyond insecurity. Insecurity is derived from electoral fraud. Corruption is aggravated by the kind of electoral fraud that we have.”
