{
  "id": 3029841,
  "title": "Why I declined House of Reps ticket – Aisha Yesufu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/why-i-declined-house-of-reps-ticket-aisha-yesufu",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T13:12:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/24/why-i-declined-house-of-reps-ticket-aisha-yesufu/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Human rights activist Aisha Yesufu has revealed why she declined a House of Representatives ticket offered to her by the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 general elections. Speaking on Symfoni TV, Yesufu stated that her decision was rooted in matters of principle, emphasizing that she refused various political offers that came with certain conditions she deemed unacceptable. She underscored that people do not seize power through force and that she remains unwavering in her commitment to maintaining her integrity. \"I did not accept the House of Representatives ticket that was given to me because there were other people who were doing it on the issue of principle,\" she said. \"There were many issues where many people brought 'I will make you this but you have to do A, B, C, D. It's pretty obvious.\" \"We are not going to sell Nigeria. I don’t have to be president by force. We won’t make any promises that we will not fulfill,\" she added. According to DAILY POST, the national leader of the NDC, Seriake Dickson, had informed Yesufu that she was offered the House of Representatives ticket by NDC presidential candidate Peter Obi, but she ultimately declined.",
  "summary": "Human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has stated the reason she declined the House of Representatives ticket offered her under the platform of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, for the 2027 general elections. In an interview on Symfoni TV, Yesufu said her decision to reject the offer was based on matters of principle, adding that various […] Why I declined House of Reps ticket – Aisha Yesufu",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "2027: ‘No better day for revolution than election day’ – Aisha Yesufu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/2027-no-better-day-for-revolution-than-election-day-aisha-yesufu",
        "published": "2026-08-24T12:14:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}