Activist Aisha Yesufu has stated that she will strongly oppose Peter Obi if he becomes president and goes beyond his pledged single term in office.
Speaking during an interview on Arise Television, Yesufu stressed that Obi must keep his promise if elected.
“If Mr. Peter Obi gets into office and decides to do more than one term, I, Aisha Yesufu, said it here, I will oppose him with everything in me because he gave his word, and if he has given his word, he has to stick to his word,” she said.
She noted that Obi’s one-term stance was not a recent position, explaining that it existed even before the 2023 general election.
“And by the way, he didn’t start saying it after the 2023 election. He was saying it before the 2023 election,” she said.
Recounting a personal discussion with the former Anambra State governor, Yesufu said she initially questioned the practicality of the promise but later sought a clear confirmation after the election.
“After the 2023 election, when he repeated it, I sat down with Mr. Peter Obi, and I said to him, I need your word on this… Is it true? You’re going to do just one term,” she said.
According to her, Obi reaffirmed his commitment during that conversation.
“He said, Aisha, I told you even in 2023, and I still mean it, because I said I’m going out and I’m telling people, this is what you have said, and I’m putting my name on it. I don’t joke with my name. I don’t joke with my integrity when I say something, I mean it,” she added.
Yesufu maintained that any attempt to go back on the promise would be resisted.
“He said he gave his word. He can’t come back and say that he’s going to do more than one term. We will fight him there,” she said.
However, she expressed confidence that Obi would honor his pledge, describing him as “a man who keeps his word.”