Socio-political activist Aisha Yesufu has urged Nigerians to close ranks and resist any attempts to manipulate the 2027 general elections.
In a post shared on her official X handle, on Friday, the 10th of October, 2025, Yesufu maintained that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) cannot rig any election without the involvement of citizens.
According to her, “no rigging can happen without our support”, emphasizing that many Nigerians have “refused to engage, waiting for God to do it all.”
She stated, “INEC is not the problem. The people in INEC are the problem and they are among the 220 million people. There is no INEC Chairman that can rig election if the people working in INEC do not collude.”
Yesufu added that those who enable electoral fraud are ordinary Nigerians, “our brothers, sisters, husbands, wives, children, cousins, neighbors, church members, fellow mosque worshippers, work colleagues etc.” She urged citizens to take collective responsibility, saying, “Let us begin to warn each other to not rig or allow rigging.”
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The activist also pointed out that corruption in Nigeria’s institutions stems from individuals within them, not the institutions themselves.
She wrote, “The same for the judiciary, police, military etc. The judiciary is not the problem, the people in the judiciary are the problem. The police are not the problem, the people in the police are the problem. The military is not the problem, the people in the military are the problem.”
Yesufu concluded by encouraging voters to protect their ballots during elections, declaring, “I will end by telling you that unless you vote and defend your vote and ensure it is counted for your candidate, what you did is not voting but paper painting.”