{"id":170911,"date":"2025-07-23T16:39:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T15:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/2027-i-welcome-power-to-remain-in-south-datti-baba-ahmed"},"modified":"2025-07-23T17:54:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T16:54:51","slug":"2027-i-welcome-power-to-remain-in-south-datti-baba-ahmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/2027-i-welcome-power-to-remain-in-south-datti-baba-ahmed","title":{"rendered":"2027: I welcome power to remain in south \u2013 Datti Baba-Ahmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has stated that the power of the 2027 elections should remain in the south.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Channels\u2019 Television\u2019s Morning Brief, Wednesday, Baba-Ahmed recalled his political journey, stating moments where he chose to step back from important contests in order to expand national unity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI welcome the idea of power remaining in the South. That\u2019s why, if you recall, I was inspired to run for the presidency in 2019, and in 2023, I served under His Excellency, Peter Obi as vice-presidential candidate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore that, I attempted a governorship bid in Kaduna but chose to withdraw,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI very much respect and reciprocate what I saw in Port Harcourt in 2018 there wasn\u2019t a single candidate that could genuinely lay claim to the legacy of the Rivers, Niger and Benue. In 2023, the whole world witnessed that I did not contest a show of respect,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to praise Peter Obi and Nyesom Wike for demonstrating restraint despite their political capital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeter Obi, Wike they had the resources, the experience, and the people to contest, yet they restricted themselves. That discipline and self-restraint deserve recognition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is part of why, probably, our good friend and boss Wike is doing what he claims not to be doing in the PDP,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has stated that the power of the 2027 elections should remain in the south. 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