Omoyele Sowore, a former African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, has warned that the current coalition negotiations among opposition leaders might actually increase President Bola Tinubu’s chances of winning a second term rather than seriously jeopardize his reelection campaign,curing a Tuesday appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Sowore made the case that the coalition projects being pushed are ineffective because they lack a clear vision and a solid ideological basis..CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
He claimed that what they were doing would only make it simpler for Tinubu to run for politics again. They are obstructing the development of an oppressed people’s movement that is truly grassroots. Many Nigerians are being deceived into thinking that these individuals are fighting for them. “Since such coalitions lack a clear purpose or belief system, they cannot bring about change,” he said, dismissing the current alliance-building attempts as meaningless and unfocused.“It is the coalition that is isolated, not me personally,” he said. They therefore find it difficult to even get together or agree on a political platform.
The fact that they are already discussing starting a new party demonstrates how isolated they are. Without a guiding ideology, each alliance is already on its own. Without conviction, honesty, or character, a coalition cannot be seen credible,” Sowore continued. As political players prepare for the general elections in 2027, his comments coincide with an increase in political activity and realignments. With recent meetings with former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, who just defected from the APC to the Social Democratic Party (SDP), and Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has assumed the lead in mobilizing the opposition. However, citing worries about the possible danger to the party’s internal unity, the PDP Governors’ Forum has disassociated itself from the current negotiations.
Amid these events, he stated, “Obi has made it clear that he will not join any alliance formed solely for seizing power, insisting that any merger must address Nigeria’s deeper governance problems.” Providing a different viewpoint, Sowore exhorted people to take charge of the nation’s political future and see past coalitions led by the elite. People need to understand that the only viable path forward is the one they design for themselves. We must take a different course. “Nigerians would find themselves in a worse predicament if they continue to let all of this chatter about coalitions and alliances divert them. Since the return to civilian governance, that has been Nigeria’s pattern,” he said.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>