The leadership of the Labour Party has condemned a statement by the former Vice Presidential Candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed had called on President Tinubu to give up contesting in the forthcoming presidential election. Baba-Ahmed, who spoke in an interview on Arise Television on Friday, said President Tinubu’s time is up, as Nigerians would demand true democracy in 2027.
But in a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of LP, Dr. Arabambi Abayomi, the Labour Party distanced itself from any comments capable of inciting Nigerians against the present government.
“The leadership of the Labour Party wishes to state that it is within the right of every Nigerian to hold the government accountable for its inability to live up to the expectation. However, statements that are inciting and capable of plunging the nation into unwarranted combustion, particularly by the political class, must be avoided
“The Labour Party under the able leadership of Barr. Julius Abure, therefore, wishes to completely dissociate itself from the unfortunate and reprehensible comments by its former vice presidential candidate.
“For the interest and peace of the nation, the Labour Party accepted the judgement of the Supreme Court, not because we were pleased but because of the decision of the Supreme Court. The party has since moved on”, Abayomi said.
The party also declared the meeting called by Governor Otti and Peter Obi, on Wednesday, 9th April 2025, at Transcorp Hotel Abuja as illegal and unconstitutional.
“For us in the Labour Party, this statement is inciting and a call for mass action against a constituted authority. We think there should be a limit to whipping up the public sentiments against a legitimate government”, Abayomi said.
The party warned that Nigeria is presently passing through a dangerous and precarious phase, adding that it is expected of every well-meaning Nigerian to realise the fragility of the nation, lay sentiments aside and help to move the nation out of the woods.
