JUST IN: EX-APC SENATOR AND CHIEFTAIN DECLARES FOR 2019 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
JUST
IN: EX-APC SENATOR AND CHIEFTAIN DECLARES FOR 2019 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, an ex-chieftain of the All Progressives
Congress,APC, has joined the 2019 presidential race.
Senator Datti Baba Ahmed’s (DBA) political journey started when he
was first elected in April 2003 to the Federal House of Representatives for the
Zaria Federal Constituency, Kaduna State. He ran on the platform of the All
Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP).
In the April 2011 elections, Baba-Ahmed polled 366,398 votes in
the contest to represent Kaduna North Senatorial district, beating his closest
rival, Senator Ahmed Makarfi of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the
incumbent, who polled 365,043 votes.
Senator Datti Baba Ahmed is a young and vibrant Nigerian who has
all the credentials to move Nigeria to the next level. He is capable of unifying
the country and bringing peace to all the regions.
Datti Baba-Ahmed studied Economics at the prestigious University
of Westminister, United Kingdom and at a time when the nation’s economy is on
its knees, he comes highly recommended.
At the age of 41, he had worked for the Security Printing and
Minting company in Lagos, obtained two different Masters degrees, a PhD, served
as elected Hon. Representative, Distinguished Senator, and established one of
the top ranking private university with two other companies employing over 600
people drawn from every state in the country.
Datti Baba-Ahmed, a thoroughly breed Nigerian with passion for
educational advancement has gone further to add other academic value and
exposure to his life by obtaining additional educational qualifications at
London Business School, Harvard Kennedy and Harvard business school
respectively.
He has a reputation of speaking fearlessly against corruption, bad
governance and societal problems. His uncompromising stance against corruption
remains an important ingredient needed for a leader that wants to steer the
ship of the Nigerian state. This is a man that will favour building
institutions over creating strong personalities.
