Peter Obi has better chances in 2027 than in 2023 — Aisha Yesufu

By Steve Oko

Social crusader and rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has said that the statesmanlike campaigner of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, “has amended chances successful 2027 than helium had successful 2023.”

Yesufu made the assertion connected Friday successful Umuahia, the Abia State capital, portion fielding questions from newsmen astatine the Girls’ Summit organised by Protect The Precious Foundation, wherever she was a impermanent speaker.

According to her, galore Nigerians who did not judge successful Obi’s connection during the 2023 wide predetermination person present travel to align with his vision.

“Peter Obi has much anticipation successful 2027 than determination was successful 2023. When helium started moving successful 2023, radical said lone 4 persons were tweeting for him. Despite the rigging that took place, helium inactive got implicit six cardinal votes.

“He won the 2023 election, adjacent without having a azygous councillor. Many didn’t judge successful him then, but today, radical person seen the information helium stands for. His followership has grown, and each we inquire for is simply a free, fair, and credible predetermination — though we cognize they deficiency the capableness to springiness that.”

Yesufu urged Nigerians to guarantee that their votes number during elections.

“When you vote, marque definite your ballot is counted and entered for your candidate. Otherwise, each you did was insubstantial painting,” she said.

When asked to remark connected the task up of the INEC Chairman-designate, Yesufu replied that she had nary expectations from him.

“I don’t person immoderate task for him due to the fact that adjacent the President that appointed him, I don’t judge is expected to beryllium there. For me, the absorption is connected the Nigerian people. INEC is not the problem; the radical moving determination are.

“They are our brothers, sisters, spouses, and relatives. We indispensable guarantee they don’t instrumentality bribes oregon rig elections. If we bash that, cipher volition situation to rig.”

She lamented that indispensable electoral reforms person not been implemented arsenic the 2027 elections approach.

“Nothing has been enactment successful place. Nigerians indispensable realise that the 2027 predetermination is simply a combat for our lives.”

The activistic dismissed the conception that Nigeria’s challenges are spiritual, stressing that the existent occupation is atrocious governance.

“People are dying from atrocious governance, corruption, and incorrect policies. It’s not colony radical oregon enemies — it’s atrocious leaders.

“To person bully governance, we indispensable elite radical with competence, character, and capableness — not looters oregon selfish individuals.”

On miss kid advocacy, Yesufu expressed interest that the rights and payment of girls successful Nigeria proceed to beryllium neglected.

She condemned the authorities and nine for turning a unsighted oculus to abuses specified arsenic rape, kid labour, and governmental exclusion, calling for stiffer punishment for offenders.

“Rape tin beryllium stopped if it is treated arsenic a superior crime. Right now, it’s not. Offenders are often excused, and victims are shamed. We indispensable criminalise rape, punish offenders, and springiness victims a voice.”

Earlier, President of the Foundation, Ms. Nora Okafor, who gave the taxable of the acme arsenic “Finding Your Voice,” called for greater attraction to issues affecting the miss child.

She said the lawsuit was aimed astatine sensitising girls connected however to flooded maltreatment and different forms of unit against them.

Female students from assorted secondary schools crossed Abia State attended the summit.

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