“You Are a Failure!” — Isaac Fayose Blasts Datti Baba-Ahmed, Says Peter Obi Made a Costly Mistake Picking Him as Running Mate

Social commentator Prince Isaac Fayose has fired shots at Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, declaring that Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, made a grave political blunder by choosing him as his running mate.

Nigerian political space don receive another hot take, and this time, it is coming from the ever-vocal Prince Isaac Fayose. The social commentator has pulled no punches in his assessment of Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the man who stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Peter Obi during the intense and highly charged 2023 presidential election.

According to Fayose, Datti Baba-Ahmed has proven to be nothing short of a political liability — and that Peter Obi, the former Anambra governor who became the darling of Nigeria’s Obidient movement, got it woefully wrong by picking him as his vice presidential candidate.

Sharp Words From a Sharp Tongue

Fayose, who has never been one to mince words, reportedly told Datti straight to his face — or at least to anyone who cared to listen — that the Kaduna-born politician and academic is “a failure.”

For many Nigerians who followed the 2023 election cycle with almost religious fervour, this declaration will stir up fresh debate. The Obi-Datti ticket was seen by millions — especially young, first-time voters — as the symbol of a “new Nigeria.” The Obidient movement swept across social media like harmattan fire, and the duo represented hope for many who were tired of the recycled faces of the APC and PDP.

But Was Datti the Weak Link?

That is the question Fayose appears to be raising. While Peter Obi has remained in the spotlight as a political figure, with his name already being mentioned in conversations around 2027, questions have lingered about the value Datti Baba-Ahmed truly added to the ticket.

Critics have argued that beyond his articulate English and academic credentials, Datti failed to deliver the kind of political structure and Northern grassroots support that the Labour Party desperately needed to challenge both Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar. Nigeria’s presidential politics remains a numbers game — and the North is too big to be left to rhetoric alone.

The 2027 Conversation Is Already Heating Up

With Fayose’s latest comments dropping into the political arena like a grenade, expect the 2027 election discourse to grow even louder. Peter Obi — now reportedly flying the flag of the Nigerian Democratic Congress — will need to make smarter, more strategic decisions if he hopes to convert his passionate following into actual votes at the polling units.

The Obidient movement showed that Nigerians, particularly the youth, are hungry for change. But hunger alone does not win elections. Structure, strategy, and the right allies do.

The Verdict on the Streets

From Surulere to Sabon Gari, from Wuse Market to Onitsha Main Market, many Nigerians have their own opinions about the Obi-Datti partnership. Some believe Datti was unfairly sidelined and deserves more credit for what the ticket achieved. Others agree with Fayose — that a stronger, more politically connected running mate could have tipped the scales.

One thing is clear: Nigerian politics is not for the faint-hearted, and as 2027 draws closer, every alliance, every choice of running mate, and every public statement will be scrutinised under the harshest of lenses.

The question now is — will Peter Obi learn from 2023, or will history repeat itself?

Drop your thoughts in the comments — do you agree with Fayose, or is he just stirring the pot?

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