Prominent activist Aisha Yesufu has pledged fierce opposition to Peter Obi if he seeks a second term as Nigeria’s president, despite her past support for him.
In a Monday, April 6 interview on Arise Television, Yesufu insisted Obi must honor his pre-2023 election promise of a single term. “If Mr. Peter Obi gets into office and decides to do more than one term, I, Aisha Yesufu, said it here—I will oppose him with everything in me because he gave his word, and he has to stick to it,” she declared.
Yesufu highlighted her direct conversations with Obi on the issue, underscoring that his one-term stance was clear long before the general election.
“And by the way, he didn’t start saying it after the 2023 election. He was saying it before the 2023 election,” she said.
Recounting her interaction with the former Anambra governor, Yesufu disclosed that she had initially questioned the feasibility of the pledge but later sought a direct reaffirmation from him after the election.
“After the 2023 election, when he repeated it, I sat down with Mr. Peter Obi, and I said to him, I need your word on this… Is it true? You’re going to do just one term,” she said.
According to her, Obi reaffirmed his commitment during the discussion.
“He said, Aisha, I told you even in 2023, and I still mean it, because I said I’m going out and I’m telling people, this is what you have said, and I’m putting my name on it. I don’t joke with my name. I don’t joke with my integrity when I say something, I mean it,” she added.
Yesufu maintained that any attempt by Obi to renege on the promise would be resisted.
He said he gave his word. He can’t come back and say that he’s going to do more than one term. We will fight him there,” she said.
She, however, expressed confidence that Obi would remain true to his commitment, describing him as “a man who keeps his word.”
