{"id":889825,"date":"2026-02-03T02:17:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T08:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/03\/you-cant-defeat-tinubu-without-red-eye-baba-ahmed-tells-opposition\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T02:17:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T08:17:54","slug":"you-cant-defeat-tinubu-without-red-eye-baba-ahmed-tells-opposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/03\/you-cant-defeat-tinubu-without-red-eye-baba-ahmed-tells-opposition\/","title":{"rendered":"You Can\u2019t Defeat Tinubu Without \u2018Red Eye\u2019, Baba-Ahmed Tells Opposition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Datti Baba-Ahmed, has stirred public debate after declaring that defeating President Bola Tinubu in an election would require what he described as \u201cred eye\u201d tactics rather than depending solely on court processes.<\/p>\n

In a viral video shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, Baba-Ahmed criticised Nigeria\u2019s electoral and judicial systems, alleging that the 2023 presidential election breached the Constitution.<\/p>\n

\u201cI told Peter Obi, Supreme Court cannot give you governor and give you presidency. For God\u2019s sake, stand up and do something. The Nigerian Constitution was clearly breached,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Drawing parallels with the struggle for the annulled June 12, 1993 election, Baba-Ahmed argued that past political actors mobilised citizens and sustained resistance against injustice, unlike today\u2019s opposition.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow if it was the June 12 people that you breached, not just the constitution, but breached one punctuation in their interest, I swear to God, nobody will sleep,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

While expressing displeasure over what he called \u201cconstitutional abuse,\u201d Baba-Ahmed nonetheless acknowledged that those currently in power were better organised and more determined in defending their interests.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo as much as I dislike the fact that they abuse the Nigerian Constitution, you must give it to them. They fight for their interests, they can organise June 12 rallies, they can keep it up for three decades,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

According to him, anyone hoping to unseat Tinubu must be prepared to confront the system head-on rather than depending entirely on legal remedies.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou must show your red eyes if you\u2019re going to defeat Tinubu, because on that day that they are declaring the result, the people declaring a fake result are criminals, and those who are stopping the declaration of fake results are good citizens,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhoever is going to defeat Tinubu must show red eye,\u201d Baba-Ahmed stressed, maintaining that legal action alone may not be enough to secure change.<\/p>\n

His comments have since triggered mixed reactions across social media, with some Nigerians applauding his assessment of the electoral process, while others criticised what they described as an inflammatory statement.<\/p>\n

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