Labour Party’s vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed has revealed how social media support is going to translate into real votes in the 2023 elections.
Responding to questions on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, Baba-Ahmed said, “Go and start looking at the bookings of major European airlines into Nigeria,” Baba-Ahmed said. “Not during Christmas time. After Christmas time. Late January to the third week of February. You will see that they are getting full. Unusually. I’m into the business of data and statistics. And I decided to particularly look at that. This tells you that social media is going to vote. Even if they are in Antarctica, one person is there and he mobilises 100,000 people here to go out and vote. It has succeeded.”
Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi unveiled Baba-Ahmed as his running mate on Friday in Abuja, saying that he was selected as LP’s VP after a series of consultations with stakeholders.
Baba Ahmed, speaking on how he and Obi will face the candidates of the major political parties in terms of financial muscle said, “We are not scared. The bank balance of any big politician is starting to be irrelevant. Those of us who sweated for the little that we have, are spending it very wisely and carefully. Those of them who made it from government, who will just open the coffers and bring it out; they will continue to splash it and it will continue to mean less and less.”
