Datti Baba-Ahmed, former vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, has revealed that he spoke with Peter Obi before attending the Julius Abure-led LP National Executive Council, NEC, meeting.
Speaking on Arise TV on Tuesday night, Baba-Ahmed insisted that Obi had no objection to his attendance.
He said, “If His Excellency Peter Obi and I had been sworn in, there would have been things that would have fallen on me to do.
“Not too long ago, his younger brother’s property was smashed. He has been busy. He went to Daura for Buhari’s burial. Also, one governor was on his case not to visit his state.
“I need to understand that Peter Obi’s cup is full. And maybe he is shy to tell me to go and do these things. He knows everything I do. I carry him along.
“Peter Obi is a very easy person. He leaves you to use your judgement and initiative. He was fully in the picture.”
DAILY POST reports that the LP has been embroiled in an internal crisis, with the party now split into two factions, one led by Abure and the other by interim chairman, Nenadi Usman.
Most members of the party are of the view that Abure’s tenure as chairman has expired, and even the court has directed him to stop parading himself as the national chairman of the party.
