Human rights activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has firmly rejected calls to join a new political coalition aimed at defeating President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections, describing the coalition as an assembly of corrupt and compromised politicians who have bled Nigeria dry over the years.
Sowore’s response came after human rights lawyer Deji Adeyanju penned a public letter on his official Facebook page, urging him to set aside ideological rigidity and consider joining forces with the coalition to form a united political front.
Adeyanju argued that extraordinary times demand extraordinary sacrifices, and that Sowore’s participation would earn him widespread respect, even if it meant aligning with people who do not share his values.
But in a fiery rebuttal, Sowore rejected the appeal, asserting that he could never align himself with individuals and interests responsible for Nigeria’s long-standing woes.
“I did not join Bola Ahmed Tinubu in distributing heroin and cocaine in Chicago,” Sowore wrote. “I did not join Atiku Abubakar in looting the Nigerian Customs dry. I did not join David Mark when he stole funds meant to fix our telephones and later helped to crush our democratic hopes on June 12.”
Sowore went on to name several other prominent politicians, including former Attorney General Abubakar Malami, former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai, and Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, accusing them of various forms of betrayal and complicity in Nigeria’s destruction.
Sowore declared that he had never joined “an armed robbery gang” nor pledged allegiance to any cult or corrupt political structure.
“My only allegiance,” he stated, “is to the oppressed, the disenfranchised, the cheated, the silenced. I will join only those ready and willing to end this national nightmare created by these characters listed above!”
Rejecting what he called a “coalition of criminals,” Sowore instead reaffirmed his commitment to what he described as a “vanguard of justice” and a “coalition of truth,” which he said is necessary to liberate Nigeria from decades of elite exploitation and systemic injustice.
See his full response below:
I did not join Bola Ahmed Tinubu in distributing heroin and cocaine in Chicago.
I did not join Atiku Abubakar in looting the Nigerian Customs dry.
I did not join David Mark when he stole funds meant to fix our telephones and later helped to crush our democratic hopes on June 12.
I did not join Abubakar Malami, SAN, in violating human rights and looting the treasury under Muhammadu Buhari’s watch.
I did not join Nasir El-Rufai in massacring Shiites and fueling religious genocide in Southern Kaduna.
I did not join Peter Obi at the Tin Can Ports while he cleared goods for Sani Abacha when the same Abacha that was dismantling Nigeria brick by brick.
I did not join Sule Lamido and the SDP traitors who sold out MKO Abiola and the will of the Nigerian people.
I did not join Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi while he gambled away Rivers State funds and abandoned the mini-rail project already paid for.
I have never joined an armed robbery gang. I have never pledged allegiance to any cult—no matter how popular, powerful, or fanciful.
I have only one allegiance: to the oppressed, the disenfranchised, the cheated, the silenced. I will join only those ready and willing to end this national nightmare created by these character listed above!
Let it be known: I stand with a vanguard of justice. A coalition of truth. A revolutionary team to restore the dignity of Nigerians.
Nigeria must be free from these evil doers.
