The 2023 vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Dr. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has declared that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) must be removed from power, insisting that the worsening state of the country leaves Nigerians with no alternative.
In a recent interview, Baba-Ahmed said that every segment of Nigerian society — from victims of insecurity to traders, industrialists, farmers, transporters, and the youth — is united by a shared frustration that can only be resolved by ending the APC’s grip on power.
“Nigerians don’t have a choice, APC must go. Even APC does not have a choice, APC must go. Where was Ganduje last week? Where is he today?” he asked rhetorically, citing the diminishing visibility of some APC leaders as evidence of growing internal cracks.
He added: “Victims of insecurity don’t have a choice, APC must go. Spenders of the Naira, industrialists, market men and women, farmers, transporters, the youth — nobody has a choice in Nigeria, APC must go. Peter Obi is coming”.
His statement comes as online reports confirm that Baba-Ahmed’s former running mate, Peter Obi, has formally joined a new coalition of opposition leaders determined to unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. The coalition has adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its platform for the contest.
Obi, the Labour Party’s former presidential candidate, has emphasised the need for a united front to dismantle the entrenched systems of poverty, insecurity, and corruption in Nigeria. According to him, “no single individual or party can transform Nigeria alone — building alliances is key to achieving genuine national reform.”
The emerging coalition features several prominent political figures, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi, and Peter Obi himself. Together, they aim to mobilize widespread discontent with the APC-led government and offer what they describe as a credible alternative for 2027.
