Yesufu slams Tinubu govt, warns against bigger protests

By Lawrence Agbo

Opposition chieftain and activist Aisha Yesufu has criticised the administration of Bola Tinubu, warning that continued hardship and governance failures could trigger protests even bigger than the EndSARS protests.

Speaking on Politics Today on Channels Television on Thursday, Yesufu painted a bleak picture of Nigeria’s current state, saying the country has effectively become a “glitch” under the present leadership.

“Right now, Nigeria as a whole is a glitch. There is nothing working, whether economically or in terms of security; we don’t have any of that,” she said.

Yesufu, who serves as chairman of the online registration sub-committee of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), accused political leaders of pushing citizens to the brink through economic hardship and worsening insecurity.

According to her, kidnappings and killings have continued across the country while armed groups appear increasingly bold as evidence of governance failure.

“People are being taken away, people are being killed, and terrorists are coming out to show us their faces. Nigeria is a glitch on its own; it’s on a standstill. There’s no governance and nothing is going on,” she added.

The activist also dismissed criticisms of the ADC’s online registration portal, which reportedly experienced technical challenges following its launch. Yesufu insisted the platform had not suffered any outage and said improvements were ongoing.

“There is no website that you don’t continue improving on. It never had any problem,” she said, challenging critics to provide proof that anyone had been unable to complete their registration.

Although she declined to reveal the number of people who had joined the party through the portal, Yesufu said the ADC had recorded a massive influx of Nigerians eager to become members.

She also expressed confidence that the opposition party could defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections.

While acknowledging the APC’s dominance across state governments, Yesufu argued that the opposition enjoys broader support among the Nigerian population.

“Do they have anything? Yes, they have 30 governors, but we have over two hundred and something million Nigerians minus the 30 governors and the few other supporters that they have,” she said.