The Vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Dr. Datti Baba-Ahmed, on Tuesday asserted that the candidacy of Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), already gives hope for a better life to Nigerians and also uniting Nigeria.
Baba-Ahmed, speaking on Tuesday on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, highlighted: “…certain groups feel that there is effort, including from other groups, to make theirs come to power, you can see that tension is actually coming.
“There is a lot of hope for better life, for better security… and the single most important factor uniting Nigeria is the candidacy of Peter Obi.”
Baba-Ahmed maintained that both Obvi and himself have track records to win the 2023 presidential election. He noted that other presidential candidates are relying on their wealth and money to win the presidential election in 2023, but the LP candidate ids bringing administrative expertise to the leadership of the country.
According to him, “Labour Party candidates, assuming I am not the one speaking, are driven by their records. They are stepping on what they have succeeded in to attempt to lead Nigeria.
“Other candidates, I don’t have to mention, are swimming in the ocean of wealth and power and so they want to rule Nigeria.”
He lamented: “It is very sad that what you keep hearing endlessly are the three arms of government in a democratic government.”
The LP vice presidential candidate stated that democracy should be conceived beyond the arms of government function, saying that modern democracy must meet three philosophical conditions.
Baba-Ahmed explained that “One, democracy must not be about individuals or small groups or any group for that matter. It must be about a political entity for it to qualify as democratic. It’s about national and bigger interests.
“Two, the aspirations and the desires and the will of the people must reflect in their elections…, which means we are yet to meet the second philosophical condition of democracy.
“The third one is that, as provided in the Constitution, the people must hold power, on whose behalf the elected government exercises authority. What you have now is that the government once elected or they impose themselves, they hold the power and exercise the authority.
“So, condition two is not there and condition three is questionable.”
Baba-Ahmed promised that the Peter-Obi administration will “account for every square-meter of Nigeria” saying that in doing this, the administration will recruit more security agents with emphasis on law enforcement other than defense.