Says He is not Real Opposition
- Safiu Kehinde
Nigerian Human Right activist, Omoyele Sowore, has ruled out the 2023 Labour Party’s Presidential candidate, Peter Obi being a threat at the 2027 Presidential election while stressing that the party is only using him on a short term basis.
Sowore also held that Obi is not a real opposition while stressing that the party is using him on a shirt term basis.
The activist and 2023 African Action Congress (AAC) Presidential candidate made this known while speaking in an interview on Channels TV’s Inside Sources programme yesterday.
As captured in a video clip of the interview shared on his X handle on Monday, Sowore held described the Labour Party as American Airbnb short rental service which will dump Obi when they are done with him.
“My position in 2022 and 2023 is what is unfolding now — that contrary to the impression created that Peter Obi was opposed to the system and capable of challenging it, he is, in fact, incapable of doing so.
“I also said at the time that the Labour Party was a short rental — what they call Airbnb in America. You move in; you check out when your time expires.
“When they are done with Peter Obi, they’ll move the rental to someone else. Maybe Obi doesn’t want to move out now, rightly or wrongly, or maybe he’s staying for show,” Sowore stated.
The activist further claimed that Obi had never done anything in opposition of the current administration of President Bola Tinubu.
He faulted Obi over failing to organize his supporters to protest against the 2023 Presidential election which he claimed he won.
Sowore recounted how Tinubu and former President, Mohammadu Buhari, often protest against the government before they got to power.
“But in terms of real opposition, I don’t know why people are calling Obi an opposition. Peter Obi is not opposed to anything the government is doing. Peter Obi did not even organize his supporters to fight for his own election victory. He did not fight when they increased fuel price. He has never done anything that the opposition people does.
“Even these terrible people that are in government now, no matter what you said then, they use to protest. Buhari protested . Tinubu organized several protest.
“They are using Ameachi then. Nasiru used to go to DSS. They will arrest him and release him again and he will talk.” Sowore said.