BREAKING: Peter Obi chooses Dr. Yusuf Datti Ahmed as Vice President

 

 

Labour Party presidential flag bearer, Peter Obi, chooses Dr. Yusuf Datti Ahmed as Vice President.

 

 

This came shortly after Doyin Okupe announced that he had submitted a letter of withdrawal as Labour Party candidate Peter Obi's running mate to the Independent National Electoral Commission. 

 

 

Disclosing that a replacement will be announced shortly by the Chairman of the Labour Party.

Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed is a politician and economist from Nigeria, according to Wikipedia. 

He founded Baba-Ahmed University in Kano and Baze University in Abuja while serving as a senator (Awaiting License). 

He is the founder and provost of Baze University in Abuja, which is home to the Baze University Hospital, reputedly the largest private hospital in Africa.

His anti-corruption campaign pushed him into politics, where he served as a Senator for Kaduna North from 2011 to 2012 and a Representative for Zaria Federal Constituency from 2003 to 2007. In 2018, he ran for president in the PDP.

Dr. Yusuf Ahmad Datti: Education

- BSc in Economics (UniMaid)

- MSc in Economics (UniMaid)

- MBA from the University of Wales, Cardiff

- Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Winchester