A presidential candidate of the African Action Congress and activist, Omoyele Sowore, has given reasons why he didn’t attend an opposition summit held in Ibadan, Oyo State.
He said Nigerians deserve a credible alternative rather than what he described as a recycling of failed political actors.
In a post on X on Sunday, Sowore dismissed the gathering as lacking substance, arguing that many of those involved had previously contributed to Nigeria’s challenges.
“I was invited to attend the so-called ‘Opposition Summit’ in Ibadan, but I declined,” he wrote.
“There is no need to pretend that the same men (and a few women) who held Nigeria to ransom for years, presiding over stagnation, corruption, and systemic decay, can suddenly reinvent themselves as champions of progress or defenders of the people. Not all Nigerians are suffering from amnesia.”
He stated that his party, the African Action Congress, would not associate with what he termed a deceptive political arrangement.
“For the avoidance of doubt, our revolutionary party, the African Action Congress, will not be part of any charade designed to recycle failed political actors under the guise of ‘opposition,’” he said.
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