Obi and Baba-Ahmed seal LP's presidential ticket

President Muhammadu Buhari's promise to young Nigerians came to fruition yesterday in Abuja, when Labor Party (LP) presidential candidate Mr. Peter Gregory Obi unveiled Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed as his running mate for next year's elections.< /p> Recall that President Buhari had, in 2018 when signing the law, the not too young to run bill passed by the Eighth National Assembly, made young people happy to wait for the 2023 general election to take advantage of the law, arguing that he should be allowed to complete a second term. Obi's choice of Baba-Ahmed, 48, came to fulfill that promise. Not only, with the experience, expertise and political exposure of the vice-presidential candidate, the image of the former president of the United States, Barack Obama, was also evoked when the former representative of the Kaduna North Senatorial District was unveiled. After regularizing the LP's presidential ticket, replacing Dr. Doyin Okupe, who held the ground as incumbent, the stage is set for next year's election to show who wins in what promises to be be a battle between the old and the new. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), which named Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as its presidential flag bearer, has yet to certify its running mate, just as youth loyal to the party have approached the court to restrain the protem candidate, Kabiru Masari, as Tinubu's running mate. The Guardian understands that former Borno State Governor and Senator representing Borno Central, Kashim Shettima, has favorable consideration for the position of APC Vice President. But, sources have revealed that the governors of the incumbent states of the North West geopolitics are putting increasing pressure on Tinubu to settle for one of them due to the high number of votes in the area. The Governor of Kebbi State, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, who is also Chairman of the Progressive Governors' Forum, as well as his counterparts from Jigawa and Kaduna, Abubakar Badaru and Nasir El Rufai, are said to be interested in replacing the former governor. of Lagos State. However, it would be seen to what extent the emergence of the young Baba-Ahmed of Kaduna could influence the consideration for El Rufai or Hon yakubu Dogara of Bauchi State in the Northeast geopolitical area. Signs that Obi and Baba-Ahmed's LP ticket were rocking the APC emerged, when a Lagos State party leader and one of Tinubu's staunchest, Joe Igbokwe, commented on the choice of the Senator Baba-Ahmed as Obi's running mate. Igbokwe had posted: “It is political suicide to choose a VP candidate, who cannot offer you something as ordinary as his LGA in a presidential election. Either way, everyone will soon wake up from the social media illusion. “Kwankwaso can deliver his state and many former governors will also do well. When we criticize, we do so with a deep understanding of Nigeria. One thing is clear now, it's nothing serious, just a dream of a good social media presidency. In her reaction, Obi's special assistant, Valentine Obienyem, noted, "Uncle Joe Igbokwe is thinking about the success of Mr. Peter Obi, otherwise how else to explain this post?" From his message, it seems that he actually prayed that Obi would choose a person who would deliver for him so that he won the election. Doesn't he seem discouraged that Obi made the wrong choice? "If you are close to Uncle Joe, tell him that the 'Obidients' are not looking for a person who will deliver his parish, a local champion, but a person who will deliver the whole of Nigeria. Should he be concerned patriotically with service of the man or his pedigree and skills? "Has it not bothered Joe that Nigerians are now seeking those who are healthy and competent to withstand the rigors of governance, when he is always supplied by the descriptive quip of the elite: "He cannot deliver his ward", a veiled imprimatur for elders, corrupt politicians and turns. Obienyem asserted that given the vice president's age, "what else will the youth demand from such a choice? It is a clear sign of the desire to break with the past and to empower the youth to take ownership of their country. "Have you listened to the VP speak? He is among the most insightful and penetrating minds. Together with Obi, they will certainly represent a progressive force that we need in this country. A force that will establish political stability, restore morality, protect lives and property, end banditry, reassure the people, aid industry and transform the country from consumption to production." As far as we know, Obi's choice is representative of the desire for what those who claim the combination of two hot and practical intellects have been waiting for and not the resounding cry to deliver his ward."

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