Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has stated that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar could have secured victory in the 2027 presidential election if he had backed Peter Obi during the 2023 presidential race.
Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Inside Sources, Baba-Ahmed argued that Atiku missed a strategic opportunity to unite opposition forces ahead of the last election. He suggested that had Atiku taken a different approach and supported Obi, the political outcome might have been different.
“If in 2023 elections, he took everyone by surprise, did the kind of things Tinubu would typically do, called Obi and I and said, ‘Hey, guys, you are my juniors, I’ll support you guys. No 2027 for you,’ Wallahi, I would have agreed, and I would have told Obi to agree, and Atiku would have been the 2027 president of Nigeria.
“But once they enter that trance, they tend to see themselves as President,” he said.
Meanwhile, a fresh legal battle has emerged within the Peoples Democratic Party as the Board of Trustees led by former Senate President Adolphus Wabara filed a suit against Independent National Electoral Commission, seeking official recognition of its interim National Working Committee (NWC).
The plaintiffs are asking the court to compel INEC to update its records and publish the leadership structure submitted by the party and its National Executive Committee. According to court documents, the names of members of the Tanimu Turaki-led NWC were forwarded to the electoral commission through letters dated May 4, 2026.
The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1159/2026, was filed on June 4 by a legal team led by Chief Chris Uche (SAN). Among the plaintiffs are Wabara, former Niger State Governor Muazu Babangida Aliyu, former Information Minister Jerry Gana, party chieftain Bode George, former Women Affairs Ministers Maryam Ciroma and Zainab Maina, alongside other party stakeholders.
The development comes shortly after the Court of Appeal overturned key aspects of a Federal High Court ruling in Ibadan that had recognised a factional PDP caretaker committee. The appellate court held that the lower court granted reliefs that were never sought by any party involved in the case.
Elsewhere, tensions have reportedly surfaced within the Nigeria Democratic Congress following allegations that Rabiu Kwankwaso is attempting to dominate party structures and influence candidate selection processes in Kano State, a claim that has sparked concerns among senior party figures.
In Imo State, former Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission and NDC chieftain Sam Amadi alleged that the party’s recent primary election was affected by ticket racketeering and unfair treatment of aspirants.
Amadi claimed that several aspirants had complained that party officials collected money from them with promises of securing tickets but failed to deliver. He called on those affected to come forward, assuring them of support in recovering their funds.
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