Several posts on social media claim that Datti Baba-Ahmed, the Vice Presidential candidate to the Labour Party (LP) flag-bearer, Peter Obi, is 46 years old.
Even though some are of the contrary opinion that the former presidential aspirant under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was born in 1977 and should be 45 approximately.
Also, information made available on Wikipedia supported the above claims that the economist is said to have been born in “1975 or 1976”.
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The discrepancy has elicited reactions and questions on and off social media.
LP opponents and critics are propagating the argument amid the growing confusion.
Other followers of the 2023 political season are wondering if Baba-Ahmed is actually below 50 years old.
Verification
Quest Times findings revealed Baba-Ahmed was born on July 7, 1969, and celebrated his birthday two days ago (Thursday).
This was also confirmed on Channels TV Friday, when the economist turned politician was featured on Politics Today, which Quest Times Arogbonlo Israel monitored to verify the above claim as purported by some Nigerians.
Verdict
The viral claim of the age of Baba-Ahmed is false. He is 53 years old and above the youth age group as purportedly claimed.