Human rights activist and 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has launched a scathing attack on the emerging opposition coalition operating under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) platform, describing it as a “recycling of oppression” led by the same politicians he accuses of ruining Nigeria.
In a strongly worded post on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday, Sowore rejected any alliance with key figures associated with the ADC coalition, arguing that true change cannot come from those he called “political parasites” who previously held power.
“You can’t claim you want a new Nigeria while shaking hands with the very political parasites that destroyed the old one,” Sowore wrote.
He further accused coalition members of hypocrisy, stating:
“You can’t campaign for justice in the daytime and then crawl into bed with mass murderers, genocidaires, treasury looters, election riggers, and blood-soaked political gangs at night and then insult and gaslight Nigerians by calling it ‘political strategy.’”
Sowore, who has repeatedly distanced himself from the ADC arrangement involving figures such as former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi, and former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai, insisted that partnering with such individuals amounts to perpetuating the country’s problems.
“A coalition with criminals is not a path to liberation, it is simply a recycling of oppression,” he declared.
“Nigeria will never be rebuilt by the same architects who set it on fire.”
The activist’s remarks come amid ongoing efforts by the ADC coalition to build a broad opposition front ahead of the 2027 general elections. Sowore has consistently maintained that many of the politicians now positioning themselves as agents of change were key players in the previous administration and bear direct responsibility for the nation’s current challenges.
He has publicly ruled out joining any such alliance, famously stating in recent interviews that he cannot sit across the table from individuals like El-Rufai, former Attorney-General Abubakar Malami, or ex-Secretary to the Government of the Federation Babachir Lawal, describing them as people who were “killing this country as recently as two years ago.”
Sowore’s latest outburst, which included a video and the hashtag #WhereIsDadiyata, has sparked intense debate on social media, with supporters praising his consistency and critics accusing him of being overly rigid in a political landscape that often requires strategic alliances.
The activist, however, remains unapologetic, insisting that genuine liberation demands a complete break from the old order rather than its rebranding.