Aisha Yesufu

Regarding the level of acceptance the ObiDatti candidacy has received from the north, she said Obi's running mate, Sen. Yusuf Ahmed Datti has been doing a ...

And now, APC has thrown the country to where it is now. That’s the insult of the highest order and Nigerians shouldn’t take that lightly. For the first time Nigerian youths are saying they want to be in charge. It’s also the reason we are saying to Nigerians today that if they vote anyhow, it will get to a time when people would actually say Buhari’s tenure was actually good. I said if God gives me another 40 years, I will devote it to Nigeria and we’re on the ninth year. In 2019 she recalled, “I was on the campaign train of Dr Oby Ezekwesili. The biggest job I do very well on Peter Obi’s campaign is the fact that I criticise him and I check what he does. They are actually making the last administration (President Jonathan’s) to look as if it was good; even though it’s better than this one, it was never good at that time. We’ve had the corruption, the insecurity that has increased over time under Buhari which have ensured that people no longer look the way they would have four years ago but now focused on who would come in and make their life better. But I think I do bring a lot of value to it. As a civil rights activist, Yesufu’s support for any government, according to her, is usually based on competence with good governance as the end result. She further disclosed that some Islamic groups endorsed Peter Obi during the week.