Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday paid a condolence visit to Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, the 2023 Labour Party vice-presidential candidate and running mate to Peter Obi.
Saraki, in a post on X, said the visit was to commiserate with the Baba-Ahmed family over the death of Alhaji Mouftah Baba-Ahmed.
> “Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un. Today, I visited Senator Datti Baba Ahmed to commiserate with him and his entire family over the passing of his brother, Alhaji Mouftah Baba-Ahmed. Alhaji Mouftah lived a noble life and will be remembered as a man of integrity and character. I pray that Almighty Allah forgives his shortcomings, grants him Aljannah Firdaus, and strengthens the Baba-Ahmed family with peace and patience during this difficult time,” Saraki wrote.
Datti Baba-Ahmed was Peter Obi’s running mate in the 2023 presidential election on the Labour Party (LP) ticket, which secured over six million votes, placing third behind President Bola Tinubu of the APC and Atiku Abubakar of the PDP.
While Obi has since forged alliances with the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as part of a broader coalition ahead of 2027, Baba-Ahmed remains a strong figure within the LP.
