Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the Labour Party’s vice-presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, has officially announced his intention to leave the Labour Party and join the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP).
According to a report by Vanguard Newspaper on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, Baba-Ahmed made the announcement during an appearance on Channels Television’s political programme, Politics Today, citing internal disagreements and a departure from the party’s founding ideals as the primary reasons for his exit.
“I am leaving the Labour Party tomorrow. There is more to it,” he explained. “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.”
The former vice-presidential candidate confirmed that his defection would take effect at midnight, identifying the PRP as his next political destination.
He noted that the PRP is a party with deep historical roots, being approximately 75 years old. Founded in 1978 by the late Aminu Kano, the PRP is regarded as one of Nigeria’s oldest political movements with a long-standing reputation for progressive ideology.
Baba-Ahmed previously ran alongside presidential candidate Peter Obi in the 2023 general election. Their campaign galvanized significant youth support and challenged the dominance of the country’s two major parties before ultimately falling short at the polls….See More
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