Peter Obi wanted Aisha Yesufu to run for Reps, but she chose Senate — NDC

The National Secretary of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Ikenna Enekweizu, said the party's presidential candidate, Peter Obi, preferred that activist Aisha Yesufu contest for the AMAC/Gwari House of Representatives seat rather than the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Senate position. Enekweizu disclosed this on Channels Television, adding that the party tried to persuade Yesufu to reconsider, but she insisted she was bigger than the reps office. Yesufu eventually lost the primary, and the party advised her to use internal dispute-resolution mechanisms.