The Presidency has responded to recent remarks made by Dr. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, regarding President Bola Tinubu’s political future, asserting that the President will “comfortably” win re-election in 2027, citing his performance and leadership.
In a strong statement posted on his verified X account, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, described Datti’s recent television interview as “illogical,” “empty,” and “devoid of reason.”
“Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed’s ‘illogical logic’ was all over the place in his recent interview. He peddled arguments that were flawed, devoid of reason and empty,” Dare wrote, adding that Datti’s political analysis was as unreliable as “the New Year predictions of charlatan prophets which never come through.”
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Sunday Dare ridiculed Dr. Datti Baba-Ahmed’s political credentials, comparing the experience of listening to his interview to “torment.”
He also dismissed both Datti and his 2023 presidential running mate, Peter Obi, as a “double whammy” in the Nigerian political arena.
“If listening to a Peter Obi interview was a punishment, listening to Baba-Ahmed, his defunct running mate, is a torment,” he said. “His political logic is not fit for even a first-year political science class.”
Dare challenged Datti’s assertion that Tinubu’s past actions would hinder his chances of a second term, accusing the Labour Party leader of deliberately disregarding the President’s record of achievements and economic reforms.
“He conveniently avoided the substance of performance and capacity,” Dare wrote.
“Unfortunately, he chose to walk into a lane he was unfamiliar with and chose to confront a politician he is no match for.”
Sunday Dare dismissed Datti Baba-Ahmed and other opposition figures as “Presidential Wannabes,” asserting that politics is not for theorists or those lacking courage, but rather for individuals with a “solid track record of performance, the courageous, far-sighted and gifted—qualities Datti clearly lacks.”
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He further accused Datti of dishonesty, particularly in claiming that President Tinubu has not fulfilled his campaign promises.
Dare highlighted the economic reforms initiated by the administration and cited endorsements from international institutions like the IMF as evidence of progress.
“The positive impacts of the tough choices the President has made in the interest of the country are already being felt. Even the IMF recently acknowledged — ‘Tinubu’s reforms have put the economy in a better position to navigate this external environment,‘” Dare stated, quoting IMF representative Ari Aisen Schimmelpfennig.
Looking forward to the 2027 presidential election, Dare confidently asserted, “In 2027, Baba-Ahmed and the other Presidential Wannabes will need all the marines available to defeat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.”
He concluded with a direct and critical remark: “Instead of running the circuit of television networks to peddle his poorly thought-out conjectures, Baba-Ahmed should seriously consider how to rehabilitate his failed political career… If he is smart, he will simply keep quiet and leave politics for those equipped for that complicated art.”
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