Former Labour Party Vice Presidential candidate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has hinted at the possibility of contesting the 2027 presidential election, but only under specific conditions. In an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme on Tuesday, Baba-Ahmed stated he would consider running only if Peter Obi and another unnamed southern figure opt out of the race. He stressed that his decision would not be motivated by personal ambition and reaffirmed his loyalty to Obi, pledging to support him again in 2027 should he decide to run. “Look at my trajectory, and I’ve said this repeatedly, that in 2019 I aspired for the presidency and I lost, together with 11 others. “I religiously supported Peter Obi and I would do so again in 2027, unless certain two people that I have tremendous respect for decide not to take it, and God Almighty in His infinite mercies keeps dropping it for me,” he said. “Except if that happens, I can tell you Peter will contest for sure because he’s in the game, he contested before, I’ll support him. If he doesn’t, or another person that I won’t call his name from the South, if they don’t contest, otherwise I’m not ambitious. My key ambition is to stop the killings, stop the stealing, stop the slide.”