{"id":199135,"date":"2026-04-20T18:05:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T17:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/politicians-seeking-to-join-prp-says-hakeem-baba-ahmed"},"modified":"2026-04-20T19:30:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:30:45","slug":"politicians-seeking-to-join-prp-says-hakeem-baba-ahmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/politicians-seeking-to-join-prp-says-hakeem-baba-ahmed","title":{"rendered":"Politicians Seeking to Join PRP Says Hakeem Baba-Ahmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has said many politicians are showing interest in joining the party ahead of future elections.<\/p>\n<p>He made this known during an interview on Arise TV, where he described the PRP as a viable political option and said its doors are open to new members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the last three or four weeks, you will be amazed at how many people have reached out to us and said, \u2018We\u2019re coming over to your party,&#8217;\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the party is ready to receive anyone willing to join.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur doors are open to anybody who wants to come in, either on their own or because the system has blocked and virtually destroyed their party,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Baba-Ahmed added that the party\u2019s role in the coming months would be much bigger than before.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the growing interest shows confidence in the PRP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe see our role in the next few months as far, far greater than anything we have done before,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that those coming into the party are not doing so out of desperation but because of its long-standing values.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are not just coming as political refugees. They are coming because we are a party of principles,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The PRP chairman described the party as one of the oldest in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are about 70 years old. We have always stood on certain principles,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>While acknowledging that time may be a challenge in building momentum, Baba-Ahmed expressed confidence that the party would overcome it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know Nigerians are ready for real difference, real change in the way this country is run,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Baba-Ahmed further noted that the party is already engaging with those interested in joining and has set basic conditions for entry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey know our doors are open. They know they are welcome. But we ask them to join the party first before we start talking to them,\u201d he said.<\/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. The National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has said many politicians are showing interest in joining the party ahead of future elections. He made this known during an interview on Arise TV, where he described the PRP as a viable political option and said its doors are open [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":199134,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[254],"class_list":["post-199135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Politicians Seeking to Join PRP Says Hakeem Baba-Ahmed - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has said many politicians are showing in ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/politicians-seeking-to-join-prp-says-hakeem-baba-ahmed\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Politicians Seeking to Join PRP Says Hakeem Baba-Ahmed\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has said many politicians are showing in ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/politicians-seeking-to-join-prp-says-hakeem-baba-ahmed\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-20T17:05:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-20T18:30:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/sm_1776709684.805215.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"648\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/politicians-seeking-to-join-prp-says-hakeem-baba-ahmed#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/politicians-seeking-to-join-prp-says-hakeem-baba-ahmed\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Politicians Seeking to Join PRP Says Hakeem Baba-Ahmed\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-20T17:05:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-20T18:30:45+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/politicians-seeking-to-join-prp-says-hakeem-baba-ahmed\"},\"wordCount\":353,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/politicians-seeking-to-join-prp-says-hakeem-baba-ahmed#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/sm_1776709684.805215.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/politicians-seeking-to-join-prp-says-hakeem-baba-ahmed#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/politicians-seeking-to-join-prp-says-hakeem-baba-ahmed\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/politicians-seeking-to-join-prp-says-hakeem-baba-ahmed\",\"name\":\"Politicians Seeking to Join PRP Says Hakeem Baba-Ahmed - 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