Aisha Yesufu Knocks ADC Coalition For Excluding Youths, Women

Prominent socio-political activist and co-convener of the #BringBackOurGirls movement, Aisha Yesufu, has criticised the newly unveiled African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition for failing to include women and youths in its core leadership.

Naija News reports that Yesufu, a known supporter of Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi, expressed her disappointment on Wednesday over what she described as the coalition’s lack of inclusivity in crucial decision-making roles.

Posting on her verified handle, Yesufu took aim at the composition of the coalition’s leadership, which she said remains dominated by older men. She argued that merely assigning women and youths to stereotypical roles such as “women leader” or “youth leader” was no longer acceptable.

She wrote,

“Dear Coalition (ADC), women leader and youth leader positions cannot be what is reserved for women and youth.

You see this table full of older generation men cannot be the only ones allowed to make the decisions as we go on! Women and youth must be in the midst of decision-making and not as afterthought in the form of tokenism.”

Known for her unwavering advocacy on governance issues, Yesufu urged Nigerian women and young people to reject being sidelined and instead get actively involved in party politics to shape the future.

She added,

“Dear women and youth, this is the time for the numbers. You have to be heard loud and clear. JOIN!

Be part of the leadership! Be part of the delegates. Be part of floor members. Overwhelm for good! Bring in ideas from out of the box.”

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