Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the 2023 Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, has announced his departure from the party, confirming plans to join the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), which he described as more aligned with his political ideals.
He made the disclosure on Tuesday during an appearance on Politics Today, where he said his decision was driven by internal disagreements and what he described as a drift from the Labour Party’s founding principles.
“I am leaving the Labour Party tomorrow. There is more to it. When there was real peace in the Labour Party was when they posted back.
They redeployed someone with a specific purpose and because of the antecedent of the individual to make life difficult, particularly for me. What the Labour Party stood for then is no longer what it is today,” he said.
He further confirmed that his exit would take effect at midnight, adding that he had already settled on his next political platform.
“I am leaving the Labour Party midnight and I am joining PRP. PRP is the new destination. PRP is the one with a history. It’s about 75 years old,” he stated.
The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), established in 1978 by the late Aminu Kano, is one of Nigeria’s oldest political parties and is known for its progressive and reform-driven ideology.
