Browsing: Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed

For me, however, you are a dear friend. Our friendship started in the 1980s at Newswatch magazine where both of us practised journalism before you travelled to the United States for further studies. It continued upon your return and strengthened to the point that, sometimes, you get the producers of your TV Continental programme to connect me to field questions live. Besides, living in different states, we often chat by telephone. I demonstrated our amity again last May when I was in Nigeria’s commercial capital for the Lagos International Book Fair. I phoned you and, within the hour, you were at my stand where we spent quality time reminiscing about the good old days and prognosticating on the future of our dear fatherland.

The educationist, who is the proprietor of two universities, stated this in his acceptance speech on Friday in Abuja.

Obi stated in an interview shortly after unveiling an educationist, Dr. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, as his running mate on Friday.