Omoyele Sowore, an African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate for 2027, alleges that Datti Baba-Ahmed knew that Peter Obi was a “packaged fraud” when Obi and Datti ran as Labour Party (LP) ticket in Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election. Sowore says he made the claim in response to comments by Datti about politicians, including Obi and Atiku Abubakar, being unable to improve Nigeria.
Sowore frames the allegation as knowledge he had “up close” during the 2023 election period. He says that at the 2023 Peace Accord signing ceremony, he sat beside Datti and observed him showing support for President Bola Tinubu. He also claims he posted similar allegations at the time, adding that while some people rejected the view then, supporters now “know better.” The reports relay Sowore’s accusations but do not include a direct response from Datti or Obi in the articles provided.