Activist Speaks Out After Fresh Claims Emerge About 2027 Ambition

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Human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has dismissed reports claiming that she stepped down from the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, senatorial contest under the platform of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, ahead of next year’s general elections.

In a lengthy post shared on her verified X handle, Yesufu clarified that she remained in the race until the very end.

She stated that she had no intention of taking legal action over a process which, according to her, was never genuinely allowed to take place.

The activist explained that her decision to venture into politics was driven by a strong conviction to contribute to the kind of transformation she hopes to see in the country.

According to her, merely criticising from the sidelines is not enough, stressing that individuals must also be willing to enter the political arena with their principles and convictions.

“As the dust settles on the NDC Primaries, I want to set the record straight: I did not quit, I did not drop out of the race.

“I understood what I was getting into. I knew that the quality of our politics has not yet risen to the occasion, that values-based candidates do not easily emerge by merit in a system built to resist them.

“But I made a decision going in. I would not compromise my values. I would stand for what is right. I did not leave advocacy to go into politics. I took advocacy into politics.

“I ran a campaign I am truly proud of. Our ground game was on point. We had grassroots credibility, the kind you don’t manufacture in a backroom,” she wrote.

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