The 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has again voiced his criticism against the emergence of the opposition coalition, warning that many of its members lack the moral integrity to lead the country.
Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, on Wednesday, Sowore described the coalition as populated by individuals whose track records made it impossible for him to align with them politically.
“For me, the issue of a coalition is personal. To some extent, it’s a general issue about governance and politics. But there are just too many people in the coalition you’re mentioning that I can’t sit across the table from without being tempted to act out of my character,” he said.
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Sowore accused many figures in the coalition of having betrayed Nigerians, describing them as people “who have done what is regarded as evil” and who lacked conscience, character, and pedigree.
“There’s no amount of conditions you can give to them that will wash their ways or change how they behave. These are typically people whose way of life is being evil, doing bad, being corrupt, short-changing the public, and being selfish,” he added.
He stressed that his position was not based on mere opinions but on documented evidence of the conduct and lifestyle of those involved.
“I have documented their lifestyle, documented their ways of doing things, and documented their capacity.
“I have come to the conclusion, based on empirical evidence, that any country leaving the current ruling party and handing its future to members of the coalition you’re mentioning is only moving from destruction to perdition. There’s no other way to describe it,” Sowore declared.
He argued that while there were individuals in Nigeria’s political landscape who genuinely wanted to save the country, others in both the ruling party and the opposition were simply preparing to exploit Nigerians further.
“These people have all sat in power at one point or the other; you know their story. We have documented it.
“The only conditions I have are those that will help me help the Nigerian people those of us who want the country to be saved both from those ruling now and those planning to pounce on Nigerians,” he stated.
The opposition coalition adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its political party, ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Source: Channels TV
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