{
  "id": 6387792,
  "title": "Peter Obi in Benue: Nobody has right to stop anyone from campaigning – Aisha Yesufu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/peter-obi-in-benue-nobody-has-right-to-stop-anyone-from-campaigning",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T05:52:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/09/peter-obi-in-benue-nobody-has-right-to-stop-anyone-from-campaigning-aisha-yesufu/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Human rights advocate Aisha Yesufu has harshly criticized the blockade preventing Peter Obi from entering the Yelwata Internally Displaced Persons, or IDPs, camp in Benue. According to Yesufu, no individual or group in Nigeria should dictate where political candidates are allowed to campaign. Days prior, tensions arose in Benue State following reports that armed individuals allegedly obstructed a major road as Obi arrived in the region. Obi himself stressed that his visit was focused on humanitarian efforts rather than electoral campaigning. In response to the situation, Yesufu declared, \"How dare anyone prevent someone from moving to any part of the country to campaign?\" She further questioned, \"The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced that campaigning has commenced. How can someone stop another from fulfilling their obligations?\"",
  "summary": "Human rights activist and member of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Aisha Yesufu, has blasted the blockade of Peter Obi from entering Yelwata Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camp in Benue. Yesufu stated that no individual or group should decide where political candidates can and cannot campaign in Nigeria. DAILY POST reports that there was tension […] Peter Obi in Benue: Nobody has…",
  "key_points": [
    "Aisha Yesufu criticizes blockade blocking Peter Obi's entry to Yelwata IDPs camp in Benue.",
    "Obi's visit aimed at humanitarian efforts, not electoral campaigning.",
    "INEC announced campaigning commenced, questioning right to stop others from campaigning."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Aisha Yesufu's comments signal that restricting political campaign movements may spark disputes over the enforcement of electoral rules and the limits of political freedoms in Nigeria.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}