Sowore condemns attack on Peter Obi and accuses APC government

Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, accused the APC-led government of sponsoring thugs to attack opposition figures. He was responding to a reported attack on the convoy of Peter Obi, the Nigeria Democratic Congress candidate, in Calabar, Cross River State, on Wednesday as Obi travelled to a town hall meeting. On X, Sowore condemned political violence and said intimidation was becoming a feature of preparations for the 2027 elections, blaming President Bola Tinubu’s administration. He also accused the police and security agencies of complicity and warned that Nigerians would not tolerate repression indefinitely.