Sowore Accuses NDC Leaders Of Making ₦9bn From Nomination Forms, Knocks Obi

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has accused leaders of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) of creating ₦9 billion from the sale of nomination varieties whereas allegedly operating the occasion from their dwelling rooms.

Sowore additionally criticised NDC presidential candidate, Peter Obi, accusing him of shifting between political events forward of elections and not using a real dedication to difficult Nigeria’s political institution.

The AAC candidate made the allegations in a press release posted on X, the place he accused the NDC and Obi of exploiting public anger towards the federal government quite than working in the direction of what he described because the liberation of Nigerians.

“The same opportunists and packaged political frauds who made ₦9 billion from selling nomination forms while running a political party from their living rooms,” Sowore wrote, referring to the NDC.

He described Obi as an unprincipled politician who, in line with him, rents political events throughout election seasons to divert public anger and protect the political institution from accountability.

“This is the problem with unprincipled politicians like Peter Obi, who rent political parties every election season, not to liberate Nigerians, but to…. divert public anger and evade the revolutionary consequences of their actions,” he mentioned.

Sowore additional alleged that Obi and his political allies weren’t genuinely thinking about ending President Bola Tinubu’s administration however had been as an alternative looking for to manage the opposition and stop a extra forceful problem to the federal government.

“They don’t oppose Tinubu; they simply don’t want anyone to oppose him strongly enough to bring his disastrous reign to an end. Their politics is about managing opposition, not confronting the system,” he mentioned.

The AAC presidential candidate additionally accused supporters of Obi and different political figures of trying to discredit critics and divert public consideration from Nigeria’s underlying social and political challenges.

He particularly talked about Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke and Abia State Governor Alex Otti amongst these he alleged had helped promote narratives that distract Nigerians from these points.

“But we cannot be fooled,” Sowore mentioned, insisting that the politicians he criticised had been delaying what he described because the liberation of Nigerians.

He additionally referenced a comment attributed to Datti Baba-Ahmed, Obi’s operating mate within the 2023 presidential election, describing Tinubu as their “favourite uncle”.

Obi contested the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the Labour Party however has since moved to the NDC forward of the 2027 basic election.

Sowore’s criticism comes amid political realignments and manoeuvres by opposition figures as political events and their potential candidates place themselves forward of the 2027 presidential election.