Labour Party Vice Presidential Candidate in the 2023 General Election, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has met Julius Abure, factional National Chairman of the Labour Party.
Datti, who promised to reconcile the factions and disgruntled stakeholders with Peter Obi said this during the National Executive Council meeting of the faction.
Datti also took a swipe at the ADC Coalition, saying the Government that follows is more important than removing the APC Government.
Datti Speaks
“Labour Party is not a party to walk away from.
“The successes, the history that Labour Party of Nigeria has recorded is unique and unprecedented.”
“We presented clear records and evidence of 10 million votes scored in the last election, thereafter reduced to 6.1 million votes.
“The act of state capture is a more onerous task causing disunity and disaffection within political parties.”
“I am here as a peacemaker to reconcile divergent opinions.
“I’m very proud to say that I did attend meetings of a certain attempt for a coalition in Nigeria.
“Morally speaking, if your neighbourhood invites you to discuss security, you must attend.
“However, if you attend and they discuss other matters besides that, you are at liberty to restore yourself to your former position.
“I have attended and I have listened to the coalition attempts, yet I remain in the Labour Party.
“I am not one to sleepwalk into any political arrangements,”
“I must say, in the past, a coalition was made and a Nigerian government was voted out.
“I note with pleasure that this is what we as the Labour Party did in 2023 and what we are about to do again in 2027.
“However, the government that follows is even more important than the act of removing the government itself. A government was removed and what followed was disaster.”
“I intend to reconcile all factions and divergent opinions and this is what a leader should do.”
“I recognise the Nenadi Usman-led faction and I also recognise the existing faction of Barrister Julius Abure and also recognise legally what INEC is doing in relating with the Abure faction.”
“This I do, devoid of any personal interest, devoid of any ambition, and devoid of any animosity to any group whatsoever.”
“I am glad also to note that from the comments of my boss, His Excellency Governor Peter Obi, he remains in the Labour Party.”
He vowed to rally all factions together, “for us to sit down, understand each other better and move forward
