Activist, Aisha Yesufu, has compared Peter Obi to former South African president Nelson Mandela, saying the forrmer Labour Party presidential candidate has the same disposition to serve, leave a legacy and move on.
She made the comparison while reaffirming her vow to oppose Obi if he seeks a second term in office.
Speaking in an interview with Arise TV on Monday, she said she had extracted that commitment directly from Obi after the 2023 presidential election, pressing him to reaffirm a position he had held since 2022.
“If Mr Peter Obi gets into office and decides to do more than one term, I, Aisha Yesufu, and I repeat it here, I will oppose him with everything in me, because he gave his word,” she said.
She recalled that Obi had made the one-term declaration before the 2023 election, adding that she had initially pushed back against it.
“In 2022, when he was saying that, I remember saying to him, oh, sir, please, you can’t be serious. You can’t say you’re going to do one term and move on,” she said.
Yesufu said that after the election, she sat down with Obi and demanded a fresh commitment.
