Datti Baba-Ahmed, the 2023 Labour Party vice presidential candidate, has said his principal, Peter Obi, was aware of his decision to attend the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting led by Julius Abure as part of efforts to reconcile aggrieved party members.
Baba-Ahmed, who spoke when he appeared as a guest on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Tuesday, described himself as a peacemaker on a peace mission.
He explained, “The Labour Party is not a party to walk away from, not a party to be abandoned or ignored.
“I assure you that every little step I take, concerned parties are aware; I don’t need to get too much into our internal operation, but give you a categorical answer — everyone that has to do with everything that I do is aware.
“I call for parties to get together and talk; that’s the way forward. When the parties meet, journalists will get the headlines of what was discussed. I’m a positive catalyst in this case. I’m bringing people together to unite, understand themselves, and make good efforts again to rescue Nigeria.”
He said the Labour Party, like other parties, had been a victim of the captors of the Nigerian state, hence the need for leaders of the party to rise to the occasion and unite it.
“Whoever is on a mission to change the meaning of my unambitious, clean actions is welcome to do so. All they are doing is speaking out about their fears,” the former LP vice presidential candidate added.
On the statement by the National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, Yunusa Tanko, that Obi’s supporters were not aware of the meeting with the Abure-led group, Baba-Ahmed said, “I don’t talk to Mr. Tanko. I relate with our boss, His Excellency Peter Obi, and I do.
“His Excellency Peter Obi is aware. He probably has been too busy to update the Tankos around him. I speak with the boss, not with those who move around with him, and I’m happy to still have the Tankos around; they are loyal, they are active. Peter Obi is aware, please.”
