You Have Performed Abysmally, Don’t Seek Re-election in 2027, Datti Advises Tinubu

In a scathing critique of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the former Vice Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has advised the President not to seek re-election in 2027, citing the ruling All Progressives Congress’s (APC) impending doom.

Baba-Ahmed, who appeared on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’ program asserted that Tinubu’s time is up and that everything points to the APC’s defeat in the next general elections. “I expect Tinubu to throw in the towel if he is that smart politician that he turns out to be,” he said.

The LP chieftain sarcastically described Tinubu as a “super smart politician” who has been presenting presidential candidates since 2007, culminating in his “electoral heist” in 2023. Baba-Ahmed recounted Tinubu’s history of backing presidential candidates, including Atiku Abubakar, Nuhu Ribadu, and Muhammadu Buhari, before finally securing the presidency himself in 2023.

“He skipped 2007 and jokingly made Atiku candidate, made Ribadu and somebody in 2011, made Buhari in 2015, Buhari won, and then skipped 2019 and they stole 2023. If he is that smart, everything is there for him that he’s going to lose 2027,” Baba-Ahmed said.

According to the LP leader, two possible candidates can defeat Tinubu in 2027, although he did not disclose their names. He claimed that Tinubu would not fulfill his campaign promises to Nigerians, citing the APC’s track record of unfulfilled promises. “It has been proven that APC is a lie,” he said.

Baba-Ahmed predicted that the APC would lose the 2027 election, citing the party’s failure to deliver on its promises during Buhari’s administration. “Buhari did not develop Nigeria, Buhari did not provide security, Buhari did not fight corruption. Neither will Tinubu ever do this,” he said.

The LP 2023 Vice Presidential candidate expressed optimism that Nigerians would unite ahead of the 2027 election and come out to vote out bad leaders. “I see APC losing this election. I see Nigerians somehow uniting, listening to what someone like me is saying that if you cannot practice this, democracy is not for you, and then Nigerians will decide to come out and practice democracy for the first time, and then bad leadership will begin to have no hiding place in Nigeria,” he predicted.

Baba-Ahmed’s comments have sparked a heated debate among Nigerians, with some agreeing that the APC’s chances of winning the 2027 election are slim, while others have defended the party’s record and Tinubu’s leadership.