The Labour Party’s National Secretary, Alhaji Farouk, has declared that Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the party’s 2023 vice-presidential candidate, is as qualified as its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to run for Nigeria’s presidency in 2027. The statement, made during a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja led by factional chairman Julius Abure, has stirred debate amid the party’s ongoing leadership crisis and preparations for the next election. Farouk’s Assertion Farouk praised Baba-Ahmed’s credentials, citing his academic achievements, business success, and political experience as comparable to Obi’s. He highlighted Baba-Ahmed’s tenure as a House of Representatives member (2003–2007) and Senator for Kaduna North (2011–2012), his founding of Baze University, and his vocal anti-corruption stance during President Olusegun Obasanjo’s third-term bid....