Tag: Datti Baba-Ahmed

Naira Scarcity: “El-Rufa’i’s comment treasonable” – Datti Baba-Ahmed 

Aminu Imam

The Labour Party (LP) vice presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed has said comments made by the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufa’i, on the naira redesign policy following the nationwide broadcast of President Muhammadu Buhari are treasonable. El-Rufa’i, during a state broadcast on Thursday, faulted the President on his directive to re-introduce just the old N200 banknote as part of measures to curb the cash crunch in the country. The Governor, who said the old N1,000 and N500 are still legal tenders in his state, stated that the naira redesign aims…

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2023: “I’ve cleared all ‘roadblocks’ for Peter Obi in the North” – Datti Ahmed

Aminu Imam

The vice-presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Datti Baba-Ahmed, says his principal, Peter Obi, is now well accepted among the people of Northern Nigeria, as he has demolished all roadblocks in the region for him. According to permutations by some political analysts, while Obi is popular among the youths in the Southern part of the country, he is relatively unknown in the Northern part. The analysts have therefore predicted that Obi’s lack of popularity and acceptance among voters in the North could be the biggest headache for him in…

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2023: Baba-Ahmed warns Nigerians against voting APC

Aminu Imam

…Says party “is a mistake Nigerians must not repeat” The vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has advised Nigerians against “repeating the mistake of 2015” by voting for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023. Appearing on a television programme, yesterday, Baba-Ahmed said that the ruling party, which has former Lagos State governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as its presidential candidate, lacks the willpower to address the numerous challenges bedevilling Nigeria. He further said: “We will expand the recruitment process with an expansion of the Police needed. 2015…

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State of the Nation: “APC govt. has committed social, moral crimes against Nigerians” – Labour Party V-P candidate, Sen. Baba-Ahmed

Aminu Imam

By Aminu Imam Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, has urged Nigerians to put aside sentiments and vote for candidates with the capacity to efficiently manage the country’s resources. He made the remark while featuring as a guest on LibertyTV programme: “Democracy in Practice”, yesterday. Baba-Ahmed condemned President Buhari’s poor handling of the nation’s economy and security, describing him as a bad leader. He cited as an example the Abuja-Kaduna-bound passenger train, which he said though it was not…

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Insecurity: Labour V-P candidate, Datti accuses Buhari govt. of links with Boko Haram

Aminu Imam

The vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Sen. Datti Baba-Ahmed, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government of having links with terrorists, especially the Boko Haram, troubling the country. Baba-Ahmed said this during a television programme on Friday, while noting that Nigerians should not listen to the APC about securing Nigeria after eight years of abject insecurity in the country. The Labour Party presidential running mate said amongst others: “In 2013, the Federal Government invited a certain group into dialogue. That group nominated a highly-placed…

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