Governance

Bashir Ahmad Scrutinizes Aisha Yesufu Over Election Campaign Finances

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10 months ago

Jan 11, 2024.

Bashir Ahmad tackles Aisha Yesufu for pending Peter Obi’s presidential campaign financial report.
Bashir Ahmad alleged that Aisha has failed in keeping to her promise.
He urged Aisha to keep to her promise.

Eko Hot Blog reports that former presidential aide Bashir Ahmad has called out socio-political activist Aisha Yesufu regarding Peter Obi’s campaign fund in the last elections.

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Ahmad questions why Yesufu hasn’t disclosed the financial report for Obi’s presidential campaign.

In October 2023, the Labour Party initiated a website, urging Nigerians globally to contribute to the campaign.

Former Presidential Aide, Bashir Ahmad

Presidential candidate Obi, in December 2022, appealed for assistance, sharing bank account details on Twitter (now X).

However, the statement of account for the campaign remains pending, ten months post-election, leaving Nigerians in anticipation.

Aisha, who was one of the signatories to the Obi/Baba-Ahmed Campaign Organisation, in September 2023 promised to make the statement of account for the campaign public after the conclusion of Obi’s petition at the Supreme Court.

Aisha Yesufu

And dragging her on X on Thursday afternoon, Bashir, who contested for a House of Representatives seat in Kano State and lost, tweeted, “It’s quite unexpected that Aisha Yesufu, who often portrays herself as the epitome of integrity, is now facing calls from left, right and center to fulfill her own promises.