Omoyele Sowore, the 2023 presidential candidate of the African Motion Congress (AAC), has sharply criticized the newly shaped opposition coalition, warning that a lot of its outstanding figures lack the ethical integrity required to steer Nigeria.
Showing on Channels Tv’s The Morning Temporary on Wednesday, Sowore dismissed the coalition as a gathering of compromised politicians.
He argued that he couldn’t, in good conscience, align with people he claims have repeatedly betrayed the general public belief.
“There are simply too many individuals within the coalition I can’t sit throughout the desk from with out being tempted to behave out of character,” he mentioned.
The opposition coalition — which incorporates political heavyweights resembling former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s 2023 candidate Peter Obi, ex-governors Rauf Aregbesola and Nasir El-Rufai, and former Senate President David Mark — convened in Abuja on July 2, formally adopting the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its platform for the 2027 common elections.
However Sowore was unequivocal in his disapproval. “These are individuals who have accomplished what’s thought to be evil, who lack conscience, character, and pedigree,” he asserted. “There’s no situation that may reform them.”
He accused members of the coalition of exploiting their previous positions of energy, stating that their data present a constant sample of corruption, dishonesty, and public deception.
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“I’ve documented their life-style, documented their methods of doing issues, and documented their capability,” Sowore mentioned. “Any nation handing over energy from the present ruling get together to this coalition is shifting from destruction to perdition.”
He acknowledged that whereas just a few people in Nigerian politics are genuinely dedicated to reform, many — throughout each the ruling and opposition blocs — are making ready to additional exploit the nation’s assets and residents.
“They’ve all been in energy earlier than. You recognize their story. We’ve documented it,” Sowore mentioned.
The opposition coalition claims it’s working to unite progressive voices forward of the 2027 polls.
However Sowore’s feedback mirror deep divisions inside Nigeria’s political options and lift questions on whether or not true reform can emerge from acquainted faces.
