The vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Datti Baba-Ahmed, has responded to his brother's role in the government led by President Bola Tinubu. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, Datti's brother, recently announced his appointment as the Special Adviser on Political Matters to Vice-President Kashim Shettima.

In an interview with Arise TV on Monday, Datti expressed that he is not concerned about his brother's appointment. He clarified that his opposition is not directed at government appointments but is specifically focused on President Tinubu and Vice-President Shettima.

Datti emphasized that his elder brother is an adult entitled to his own rights and life choices. He stated, “I am after the government, I am not after an appointment. I am after the President and the Vice-President; I cannot come down to speak about any appointment. Hakeem is by far my elder brother, so there is no better way to say he is an adult or he has his own rights or his own life to live. Our politics are completely detached. It is his boss I know, not him."

Regarding his brother's appointment, Datti expressed indifference, saying, “Taking my senior brother to give him an appointment is the least of my worries, I am not worried about any appointment. If he likes, he can go and take the entire Baba-Ahmeds and make them ministers. I don’t mind.”