The running mate of the Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 election, Dr. Datti Baba-Ahmed, has reiterated that neither he nor the LP are taken aback by the ongoing economic crisis in Nigeria.
According to Datti, they had forewarned the people against allowing the Al Progressive Congress, APC, to assume power in 2023.
Datti made this statement during the inaugural meeting of the LP Interim National Caretaker Committee in Abuja in Wednesday.
Baba-Ahmed who represented Peter Obi, at the event, said the Labour Party is ready to repeat and surpass the feat of 2023 in 2027 by producing majority in the National Assembly and winning the presidential seat in 2027.
He said, “We didn’t have crisis. We managed a transition which was a bit bumpy and that was it. I tell you, no other political party of our size could do that in the time and come manner that we did.
“We are political party who went all the way to Supreme Court claiming our 10 million votes. They were only able to give us 6 million votes.
“So we are a force to contend with in Africa. What we’ve done has never been done before. When PDP came they had the military. We had nothing.
“We started, it was organic, It was us. It was Nigerian people. It was obedients, and we defeated two existing political parties to the best of us of our submission in the courts.
“What is more, we are buoyed by the fact that what we warned Nigerians of the failure of APC, the dangers of APC is happening. They are failing more on the Nigerian economy.
“They are destroying the security of Nigeria. Every day in the news you reported it, our citizens are abducted. They are killed in hundreds in villages.
“We warned Nigerians this was going to happen. Desperate people took the victory of Labour party. What did they do with it?
“Our currency value again destroyed. Security destroyed. Hunger in the land. Fuel removal of subsidies managed very very poorly, aggravated corruption continued lies and lies and lies”
The former Federal lawmaker also clarified the leadership tussle in the party, stressing that no governor removed Julius Abure, but the constitution of the party removed him because his tenure elapsed.
He called on Abure and his team to sheat their swords and join hands with the Caretaker Committee to rebuild the party.
“Listen my friend, no governor unseated, Abure, the constitution on unseated him, Abure time elapsed. No body unseated. As at today, Abure is our good friend, and a loyal member.
“We want him back in the fold, we have roles for him to play. Likewise, all members of the former NEC and NWC, they are welcome to come and join us. And continue to build Labor Party. They are welcome“