Human rights activist Aisha Yesufu calls on Nigeria’s opposition political parties to unite ahead of the 2027 general elections under the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Yesufu makes the appeal in a statement posted on her verified X account on Wednesday. She says uniting under Obi is a strategy rather than surrender and does not require parties to dissolve or abandon their platforms and principles. According to Yesufu, the opposition does not necessarily need the loudest supporters to win; instead, she argues victory will go to the side that can assemble effectively. She also points to the 2023 general elections, saying President Bola Tinubu was declared winner with 36 percent of the vote and that the opposition took the remainder. Yesufu attributes the opposition’s challenge to fragmentation, describing the split among opposition groups as a limiting factor. She further says Obi is not a candidate of one “camp,” and that unification could involve coordination channels to connect party operatives, organizers, fundraisers, and strategists without replacing their existing party work.
Aisha Yesufu urges opposition to unite under Peter Obi for 2027 elections
Human rights activist Aisha Yesufu calls on Nigeria’s opposition political parties to unite ahead of the 2027 general elections under the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Pete...
- Aisha Yesufu urges opposition political parties to unite ahead of the 2027 elections under Peter Obi.
- Yesufu says unification under Obi is strategy and does not require dissolving parties or surrendering platforms and principles.
- She argues success depends on assembling effectively, not on having the loudest supporters.
- Yesufu cites the 2023 election outcome, saying Tinubu won with 36% while the opposition took the remaining votes.
- She attributes opposition weakness to splits and calls for stronger coordination among opposition actors.
Human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has called on the opposition political parties to unify under the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, ahead of the 2027 general elections. Yesufu made the call in a statement posted on her verified X handle on Wednesday, saying such a move does not mean surrendering the various political parties. She said that 2027 will not be won by the party with the loudest supporters but by the side that learns to assemble itself, stressing that Obi is not a candidate of one camp but a candidate with the strongest record on the ballot. According to her, President Bola Tinubu was declared winner of the 2023 general elections with 36 percent of votes, noting that the opposition took the rest. She called on the opposition to form a formidable force, stressing that the math has never been a problem but has favoured the opposition. The co-convener of the BringBackOurGirls Movement lamented the split among the opposition. “Peter Obi is not the candidate of one camp. Unifying under him is not surrender. It is strategy. And unifying does not mean dissolving your party, your platform, or your principles. “If you are a party operative, an organiser, a fundraiser, a strategist sitting inside one of the opposition parties, we have a coordination channel for you. “Not to replace what you are doing, but to connect it. We have to be unified by something stronger,” she wrote.
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