Peter Obi not my godfather but my principal — Aisha Yesufu

Rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has clarified that former Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, is not her godfather but her principal.

Speaking during an interview on Arise Television, Yesufu also said she was never a member of the Labour Party but supported Obi because of his perceived empathy, patriotism and commitment to Nigeria.

According to her, she was formerly a member of the African Democratic Congress before moving to the Nigerian Democratic Congress.

The activist also said she intends to take her advocacy into politics, stressing that her priority as a lawmaker would be to hold the executive accountable.

She noted that if elected into the Senate to represent the Federal Capital Territory, she would not support what she described as frivolous loan requests from the executive arm of government, regardless of who occupies the presidency.

She said, “I don’t have a godfather. Peter Obi is not my godfather. He is my principal.

“First of all, I was never in the Labour Party, and I think I’ve said this repeatedly. I don’t know whether I need to put it on my phone. I was a supporter of Mr Peter Obi.

“I was a member of the African Democratic Congress, and from there I moved down to the Nigerian Democratic Congress.

“I gave my words to Peter Obi, and I see him right now as that person who has empathy, who is patriotic, and who cares enough about Nigeria for it to work for Nigerians. 

“I want someone who gets into office and I don’t need to keep making demands, you understand. 

“I’m taking advocacy and activism into politics because, for me, as a lawmaker, if I get voted in, by the grace of God, my number one business is holding the executive accountable. 

“You can’t come as a president, Mr Peter Obi, being the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, cannot just come to the Senate with frivolous, you know, application for loans, and I, Aisha Yesufu, is representing FCT.”