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Meet the possible running mate to Peter Obi – Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed

It is almost certain that the purported alliance between Labour Party and New Nigeria Peoples Party will no longer work. For that reason now no chance of the former governor of Kano State becoming the Running Mate of Peter Obi in the 2023 general elections. So Labour Party and their candidate Mr. Peter Obi has moved on in search of another credible candidate for that position.

A few names have come up as possible candidates that Peter Obi might turn to. Some of them include former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria  – Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. Another name that has been speculated is former Kaduna State senator Sen. Shehu Sani. But it appears Peter Obi has found the man they are looking for in Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed. There are strong indications that the leadership of Labour Party and Mr. Peter Obi himself has agreed to go with Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed as Obi’s running mate.

So Who is Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed?

Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed is a 46 year old Academician, Economist, Businessman and Nigerian politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives between 2003 and 2007, and was elected Senator for Kaduna North, in Kaduna State, Nigeria in April 2011 running on the Congress for Progressive Change ticket, with a remarkable record of the credit of sponsoring important legislation in a very short time.

Baba-Ahmed has four degrees; a BSc and MSc in Economics from University of Maiduguri, a MBA from University of Wales, Cardiff and in 2006, he successfully completed his PhD studies, earning the title of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Westminster.

After his service year at University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Ogun state, he worked as Projects Co-ordinator, Baze Research and Data Services Ltd. And as Officer II in the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company, Lagos. He also worked as a Banking Officer, First Bank of Nigeria Plc from July 1997 to Dec 1998 and then came back to become the Managing Director of Baze Research and Data Services Ltd in July 1999 – January 2003. It was after that that he decided to venture into politics. As a matter of fact, it was his anti-corruption activism that drew him into politics. He is a man with zero-tolerance for corruption and believes that Nigeria can be corruption-free.

Baze University

In 2011, Sen. Baba-Ahmed established Baze University, an independent University located in Abuja, Nigeria. Using his studies abroad as a benchmark, he noted that the Nigerian educational system was “appalling”. This inspired the birth of Baze University, “to contribute towards fixing the system in order for Nigeria to realize its potentials and address various challenges”.

Sen. Datti is a well accomplished philanthropist. Among many of his corporate social responsibility projects; he built and donated two junior secondary schools with total capacity of 4,000 students. It is worthy of note that the schools have graduated over 6,000 students to date.

In 2015, Sen. Yusuf Baba-Ahmed was appointed as Chairman, Board of Trustees (BOT) of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Hope Alive Foundation. The foundation campaigns for post-service economic survival of corps members who suffered permanent disability during service.

Companies He Has Founded

1. Baze University Abuja

2. Baba Ahmed University Kano (currently waiting for license)

3. Baze Hospital Abuja –  the biggest private hospital in Africa

Current Positions of Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed

1. Pro-Chancellor of Baze University

2. Managing Director, Baze Research & Data Service Ltd

3. Chairman, Baze Construction Ltd.

His companies employ a total of over 10,00 people including expatriates, and highly skilled professional Nigerians from the Diaspora.

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