African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has criticised the Obidient Movement, describing it as one of the biggest political deceptions in Nigeria’s history.
Titiansloaded reports that Sowore made the remark while responding to comments by Ndi Kato, a former spokesperson for Peter Obi’s 2023 presidential campaign, who recently questioned the leadership qualities of the Nigerian Democratic Congress presidential candidate.
In a post on his X account, the AAC candidate accused Obi’s supporters of abandoning positions they had previously defended while campaigning for the former Anambra State governor.
He questioned why individuals who had spent years promoting Obi were now expressing reservations about his leadership, arguing that some of the criticisms were issues he had raised long before.
Sowore also compared the Obidient Movement to what he described as political deception associated with former President Muhammadu Buhari and President Bola Tinubu.
He wrote: “Apart from Buhari’s political mass deception and Tinubu’s scam and con artistry and his prowess in political manipulations, this Obidient project, too, has to be one of the biggest political scams ever pulled off in Nigeria’s political history!”
The activist also referenced a philosophical observation attributed to German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, which describes how accepted truths initially face ridicule, encounter strong opposition and eventually gain recognition.
Sowore suggested that the recent criticism from some former Obi supporters reflected the final stage of that process.
In a separate comment, the AAC presidential candidate raised concerns about President Bola Tinubu’s health and argued that the Nigerian leader should not seek another term in the 2027 presidential election.
Sowore alleged that individuals surrounding the President were concealing information about his physical and cognitive condition from Nigerians.
He further accused those benefiting from Tinubu’s continued stay in office of shielding information about his health, insisting that the country deserved transparency over the President’s ability to discharge his responsibilities.
In another post on X, Sowore wrote that Tinubu was seriously ill and questioned his capacity to manage both personal affairs and the responsibilities of governing the country.
He maintained that Nigerians should not be kept in the dark about the President’s condition.
To support his argument, Sowore shared a short video showing Tinubu during the All Progressives Congress presidential campaign in Rivers State.
However, the health claims remain allegations made by Sowore and were not independently established in the material provided.
The latest comments reflect Sowore’s criticism of major political movements and the leadership of the country’s ruling party as political activities gather momentum ahead of the 2027 general elections.
