Nigeria, Jan. 7 -- The 2023 Vice Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Datti Baba-Ahmed, has declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election.

Mr Baba-Ahmed made the declaration on Wednesday while addressing supporters at a rally held at the party's national secretariat in Abuja.

"I have made myself to contest for the office in 2027. I'm not following anybody's trajectory or stepping into anybody's shoes.

"Can I please remind you that before His Excellency Governor Peter Obi filed for the presidency, I aspired for the presidency before him? The records are there for you to see," he said.

Mr Baba-Ahmed was the running mate to the former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in the 2023 election.

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