2027: Tinubu using courts to stifle opposition - Sowore reacts to Atiku, ADC nullification

Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, has criticized a recent court ruling against the African Democratic Congress, accusing President Bola Tinubu of using legal means to intimidate opposition politicians ahead of the 2027 elections. Sowore argued that Tinubu is deliberately employing lawsuits and force to weaken his rivals before the general election.

The Federal High Court in Abuja recently dismissed the caretaker leadership of the ADC, led by Senator David Mark, and voided all actions taken by that leadership, including the party's primary that awarded the presidential ticket to Atiku Abubakar. Sowore claimed that Tinubu uses the judiciary to block certain rivals while resorting to violence against others he cannot remove through legal means.

The activist and former presidential candidate suggested that Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, is behind the legal moves against opposition parties. Sowore emphasized that these court cases against political parties are part of Tinubu's strategy to confuse and dissuade Nigerians from running against him, and that this is not an isolated incident but a pattern of using the judiciary to weaken opposition before the polls.