Aisha Yesufu Finally Reveals Why She Walked Away From House of Reps Ticket

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Former activist and public affairs advocate, Aisha Yesufu, has opened up on the reason she declined an offer to contest for a seat in the House of Representatives under the platform of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC.

Yesufu made the clarification on Thursday while speaking at a public lecture on citizens’ participation in governance held at Veritas University in Abuja.

According to her, she decided against accepting the ticket because nearly 20 aspirants had already purchased nomination forms and were actively contesting for the position.

“About 20 people had picked up forms for the ticket and I was not going to be part of irregularities. I was not going to be part of that system even though it was going to benefit me,” she said.

She explained that taking the ticket under such circumstances would have unfairly disadvantaged other aspirants who had invested both resources and effort in the process.

“The reason I didn’t take it was because of the process. There were about 20 competent people from whom money had been collected during the process who would be shortchanged,” she stated.

Yesufu described the entire arrangement as unjust and argued that such actions contradict the principles of fairness and legality.

“The process was unjust; in my view, it was criminal. If we claim to be guided by the law, then why should we do something unjust?” she said.

The activist further maintained that she would rather accept defeat than benefit from a political process she considers unfair.

“I have no problem with losing. I would rather stand with ordinary people than pursue titles and honours through an unfair process. That is how I have always lived my life,” she said.

She also encouraged Nigerian youths to participate more actively in politics, stressing that civic engagement should not be limited to voting during elections alone.

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