Activist Aisha Yesufu has criticised recent remarks targeting the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, describing them as unfounded and politically motivated.
Yesufu was reacting to comments made by former federal lawmaker, Shehu Sani, who, during a podcast interview, alleged that Obi’s support base is largely driven by ethnic loyalty.
Sani had claimed that most of Obi’s supporters come from his ethnic background and argued that his emergence as president would not bring significant change to Nigeria.
“The support for Peter Obi is tribal. Many of those supporting him are people who come from his ethnic background.
If Peter Obi becomes President of Nigeria today, nothing will change, everything will be the same,” he said.
Responding via her official X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday, Yesufu dismissed the remarks as “laughable” and “pathetic,” insisting that such narratives had long been disproved
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She argued that Obi’s support base cuts across different regions of the country, recalling the diverse online mobilisation witnessed during the 2022 campaign period.
“The orchestrated attacks against Peter Obi is laughable at best and pathetic at worst. The lie that his support base is tribal died in 2022,” she wrote.
Yesufu further suggested that the continued focus on Obi by members and supporters of the ruling party reflects the perceived political threat he poses.
“If Peter Obi was not a threat to their illegitimate occupation of the seat of power, APC and their supporters would not have made Peter Obi their fascination that they talk about all the time,” she added.
The exchange highlights ongoing political tensions and competing narratives surrounding Obi’s influence and support base, more than two years after Nigeria’s 2023 general elections.
Aisha Yesufu Knocks Critics Over Claims Of Tribal Support For Peter Obi
Activist Aisha Yesufu has criticised recent remarks targeting the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, describing them as unfounded and politically motivated.
Yesufu was reacting to comments made by former federal lawmaker, Shehu Sani, who, during a podcast interview, alleged that Obi’s support base is largely driven by ethnic loyalty.
Sani had claimed that most of Obi’s supporters come from his ethnic background and argued that his emergence as president would not bring significant change to Nigeria.
“The support for Peter Obi is tribal. Many of those supporting him are people who come from his ethnic background.
If Peter Obi becomes President of Nigeria today, nothing will change, everything will be the same,” he said.
Responding via her official X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday, Yesufu dismissed the remarks as “laughable” and “pathetic,” insisting that such narratives had long been disproved
READ ALSO: Aisha Yesufu Advocates Grassroots Funding To Reform Nigeria’s Electoral System
She argued that Obi’s support base cuts across different regions of the country, recalling the diverse online mobilisation witnessed during the 2022 campaign period.
“The orchestrated attacks against Peter Obi is laughable at best and pathetic at worst. The lie that his support base is tribal died in 2022,” she wrote.
Yesufu further suggested that the continued focus on Obi by members and supporters of the ruling party reflects the perceived political threat he poses.
“If Peter Obi was not a threat to their illegitimate occupation of the seat of power, APC and their supporters would not have made Peter Obi their fascination that they talk about all the time,” she added.
The exchange highlights ongoing political tensions and competing narratives surrounding Obi’s influence and support base, more than two years after Nigeria’s 2023 general elections.