Aisha Yesufu Unleashes Scathing Reaction To Peter Obi’s Channels TV Interview

A chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Aisha Yesufu, has criticised Peter Obi’s recent interview on Channels Television, describing the conversation as repetitive and lacking fresh substance.

Obi, the NDC’s 2027 presidential candidate, appeared on Politics Today with Seun Okinbaloye on Sunday, where he discussed his presidential ambition and several national issues.

Reacting to clips from the interview circulating on social media, Yesufu said she was disappointed that the discussion offered nothing new, arguing that the questions and responses had been repeated on several previous occasions.

In a post on her X account on Monday, the activist said she had expected the interview to generate new conversations but instead found it frustrating.

“I absolutely feel irritated by the whole thing,” she wrote.

“Whenever Peter Obi grants an interview, there is usually excitement about what he is going to say. This time, however, it was just the same conversation all over again.”

According to Yesufu, she reviewed the interview hoping to identify fresh policy positions or new talking points but concluded that none of the questions differed from those Obi had answered in the past.

“There was nothing he said that we haven’t heard before. I wanted to pick one or two issues from the interview for discussion, but after going through it, I couldn’t find any new questions or answers. It felt like a waste of time,” she said.

Yesufu also questioned why, in her view, greater public scrutiny continues to be directed at Obi while President Bola Tinubu receives fewer interview requests.

She argued that the pressure placed on the former Anambra State governor to repeatedly explain his positions contrasts with what she described as the limited public engagement by the President.

“More pressure keeps being placed on Peter Obi to come before the cameras and answer questions, while the former Lagos State governor, whom I believe rigged himself into the presidency, is not subjected to the same level of scrutiny. Why not ask questions we haven’t heard before?” she added.