Former vice-presidential candidate of Labour Party, Dr. Doyin Okupe has celebrated the emergence of Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed as the substantive running mate to Peter Obi in the 2023 presidential election.
The Herald earlier reported that Baba-Ahmed was unveiled during a press conference in Abuja on Friday.
Recall that Okupe, who is the Director-General of the Peter Obi Campaign Organisation, on Thursday announced the withdrawal of his nomination as the Labour Party’s VP candidate.
Reacting to Baba-Ahmed’s unveiling in a tweet, the doctor-turned-politician thank God for bringing Obi and the new VP candidate together.
He added that it was the first time that Nigeria would have a presidential and vice presidential candidate that were born after the nation’s independence in 1960.
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He said it was a good signal that 2023 would be for Nigerian youths.
“I thank God today. For my eyes have seen what my mind conceived.2 young,brilliant,descent Nigerians wt unquestionable integrity,& proven ability aspiring for the Leadership of d country.For the 1st time we will hv 2 leaders,both born after Independece. This is d season 4 d Youths,” Okupe wrote.
Read tweet:
I thank God today. For my eyes have seen what my mind conceived.2 young,brilliant,descent Nigerians wt unquestionable integrity,& proven ability aspiring for the Leadership of d country.For the 1st time we will hv 2 leaders,both born after Independece. This is d season 4 d Youths pic.twitter.com/tfylyjYmeF
— Doyin (@doyinokupe) July 8, 2022