Nigeria, April 29 -- Yusuf Baba-Ahmed, the 2023 vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has announced his plan to quit the party today (Wednesday) and join the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP).

He announced the plan on Tuesday while featuring as a guest o "Politics Today," a programme on Channels Television.

Mr Baba-Ahmed was running mate to Peter Obi during the 2023 poll. He had sided with the Julius Abure faction of the party.

He refused to join Mr Obi in the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Mr Baba-Ahmed explained that he is quitting the LP due to internal wrangling in the party, which he said had made it to drift from its original ideals.

"I am leaving the Labour Party tomorrow [Wednesday]. There is more to it. When...