Obi’s running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, summoned by DSS
By Ishaya Ibrahim
The Department of State Services (DSS) has summoned the 2023 vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed.
According to a counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, the summon was hinged on Baba-Ahmed’s alleged views perceived as inciting against the Nigerian State.
According to the expert quoting sources, there has been growing concerns over the Baba-Ahmed’s recent public remarks on various media platforms, especially those bordering on his claims of a “constitutional crisis.”
One source said: “A few days ago, Baba-Ahmed was on national television blaming the judiciary and the military for allowing the swearing-in of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashmir Shettima. He even went to the length of inciting the military that it was President Tinubu’s swearing -in that made it possible for them to look you in the face and call you ‘bloody fools.'”
According to the source, Baba-Ahmed’s inflammatory comments carry undertones capable of heightening national tension particularly given the sensitivity of Nigeria’s current political climate.
“It is also disturbing considering how similar narratives have contributed to instability in countries like Guinea-Bissau and other states, noted the source.
“I believe the secret police is treating his comments with caution. It has nothing to do with politics, but the corporate existence of our nation could be threatened if such rhetoric is allowed to fester.”
According to the source, the recent interview of Baba-Ahmed that the complacency by the judiciary and military in not stopping the inauguration of President Tinubu’s administration as he was quoted leaves much to be desired.
The source said such an invitation aligns with established protocols especially as his description of efforts to improve the security of the nation as a “joke” could agitate public sentiment, weaken trust in state institutions.
The source added: “These sessions are not punitive; they are preventive, focused on clarifying intent, contextualizing the remarks, and preventing the emergence of narratives that could unintentionally fuel unrest.”
