Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 election, has explained why he cannot form a coalition with Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate.
Sowore argued that Obi is no different from other politicians, emphasizing that Obi is simply more skilled at “packaging” his image.
Sowore added that he had been running for president long before Obi gained public attention. He made these remarks during his appearance on the Honest Bunch podcast, which was released by Glitch Africa Studios on Monday evening via YouTube. The podcast was co-hosted by Nedu, Husband Material, Deity Cole, and Ezinne.
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Sowore said, “Before you discovered Peter Obi, I was already running for president. All these shouts about Peter Obi… He just knows how to package. Anyone can do it.
“If I form a coalition with Peter Obi, I will be going against what I have always stood for, which is that I will never support a Nigerian leader who has held any political office — whether at the federal, state, or local level — if I consider them non-performing.
“It’s the same reason I would never have joined hands with Atiku. And the Peter Obi you’re talking about was a vice-presidential candidate to Atiku when I was a presidential candidate in 2019.
“So, what are we talking about? There is no lesser evil in my book. If you are evil, you are evil. If you are good, you are good. I have a general disdain for non-performance.”
He also noted that the concept of “emotional attachment” does not exist in his dictionary.
“There was a friend of mine who kept saying, he doesn’t care if Peter Obi is Igbo, but that it is the turn of the Igbos. But it is beyond that; I have a natural disdain for poor performance,” he explained.
Sowore insisted that although many may not be aware, he knew Obi both before and during his time as governor and had supported him.
“I had always known and supported him and stood against his removal when (Olusegun) Obasanjo wanted to use Andy Ubah to replace him—the twists and turns then.
“However, when Peter Obi finished his term in Anambra, the question I asked him was whether he could send his child to any university he had built in Anambra—he was mute and could not respond.
“I also asked him if he could enter any hospital he built in Anambra, which he governed for eight years, even if it was for the slightest headache—there was also no response.”
Sowore went on to challenge the four anchors or any other Nigerians, saying, “If they can pack their bags and head to Anambra for a vacation.”
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