Datti Baba-Ahmed, former vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, says Peter Obi would be received back into the party if he fails to secure the African Democratic Congress (ADC) 2027 presidential ticket.
Baba-Ahmed made the remarks on Friday during an appearance on The Morning Brief, a Channels Television programme.
He said that the LP remains the most suitable platform for Obi, noting that it was the party under which they jointly contested the 2023 presidential election.
“I also said if Peter Obi does not get the ticket there in ADC, he is more than welcome back to the Labour Party,” Baba-Ahmed said.
“I will stand there and nobody will do anything bad to Peter Obi. It is better for him to come back than for him to do another type of agenda.”
The comments followed Obi’s defection to the ADC backed coalition nearly three years after both men ran together on the LP ticket.
Baba-Ahmed, however, said he remains satisfied with their joint political journey and expressed pride in what they achieved together.