Aisha Yesufu explains why she rejected House of Reps ticket

Activist Aisha Yesufu has explained wherefore she turned down an connection to contention for a spot successful the House of Representatives nether the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).

Speaking astatine a nationalist lecture connected citizens’ information successful governance astatine Veritas University successful Abuja connected Thursday, Yesufu said she rejected the summons due to the fact that astir 20 radical had already purchased information forms and were contesting for the position.

“About 20 radical had picked up forms for the summons and I was not going to beryllium portion of irregularities. I was not going to beryllium portion of that strategy adjacent though it was going to payment me,” she said.

She explained that accepting the summons would person unfairly affected different aspirants who had spent wealth and effort pursuing the position.

“The crushed I didn’t instrumentality it was due to the fact that of the process. There were astir 20 competent radical from whom wealth had been collected during the process who would beryllium shortchanged,” she stated.

Describing the statement arsenic unfair, Yesufu said: “The process was unjust; successful my view, it was criminal. If we assertion to beryllium guided by the law, past wherefore should we bash thing unjust?”

She added that she would alternatively suffer than payment from an unfair governmental process.

“I person nary occupation with losing. I would alternatively basal with ordinary...