Datti Baba-Ahmed Dumps Labour Party, Joins PRP Ahead Of 2027 Elections

Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has announced his decision to leave the Labour Party and join the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP).

Baba-Ahmed disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television, stating that his exit was driven by the internal crises and growing disagreements within the Labour Party.

According to him, the party has drifted away from the ideals it originally stood for, making it difficult for him to remain.

He said peace existed in the party only when certain political interests were absent, alleging that the redeployment of an individual with a specific agenda created fresh tension, particularly affecting him.

“What the Labour Party stood for then is no longer what it is today,” he said.

Baba-Ahmed stated that his resignation from the party would take effect at midnight and confirmed that his next political destination would be the PRP.

“I am leaving the Labour Party at midnight and I am joining PRP. PRP is the new destination. PRP is the one with a history. It is about 75 years old,” he said.

His defection comes months after he publicly distanced himself from the coalition of opposition politicians seeking to adopt the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a common platform ahead of the 2027 presidential election.

The opposition coalition includes prominent political figures such as former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Anambra State governor Peter Obi, former Kano State governor Rabiu Kwankwaso, former Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi, former Osun State governor Rauf Aregbesola, former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai, and former Senate President David Mark.

The coalition was formed as a strategic platform to challenge President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 polls.

However, Baba-Ahmed had rejected calls to join the alliance, insisting that Nigeria’s political problems could not be solved by simply regrouping old politicians under a new coalition banner.