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.