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Socio-political activist, Aisha Yesufu, has disclosed that former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, privately assured her that he would serve only a single term if elected Nigeria’s president.
Naija News reports that Yesufu made the revelation in a post on 𝕏 on Sunday while reacting to Obi’s latest statement, where he publicly restated his commitment to a one-term presidency.
According to Yesufu, Obi has consistently held this position since the 2023 general election, in which he emerged as the presidential flagbearer of the Labour Party.
Yesufu further suggested that fears within the North about potential tenure elongation for the South have influenced political calculations around Obi’s candidacy.
She wrote, “I, Aisha Yesufu can confirm that Mr Peter Gregory Obi has always said he would do just a term even before the 2023 election.
“I used to argue with him that one term is not enough and he can’t just refuse to contest.
“In fact, I told him on several occasions while we were campaigning in 2022 that the people will not allow him to do just a term. He would use Nelson Mandela as example. He would explain that if one was ready to really work that a term was more than enough!
“Early this year, I went back to him to ask If he truly meant what he said about doing just a term.
“Many from the north had shown concern over support for Peter Obi might lead to an extra 4 years for the south.
“I told him that I was going to speak of his promise to do one term only publicly and I needed his confirmation on doing a term as my integrity mattered to me and I wouldn’t want to say something and it turns out not to be so.
“Mr Peter Obi once again gave me his word that he was going to do only one term.”
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