According to Daily Post News, Omoyele Sowore, former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), has cautioned that the ongoing coalition talks among opposition figures may end up strengthening President Bola Tinubu’s chances of winning a second term instead of posing a real threat to his re-election bid.
Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, Sowore argued that the coalition initiatives currently being promoted are weak, lacking both vision and ideological foundation.
“What they’re doing will only make it easier for Tinubu to contest again and return to office,” he said. “They are blocking the path for a truly grassroots movement of the oppressed to take shape. Nigerians are getting misled— many actually believe these people are fighting for them.”
He dismissed the current alliance-building efforts as empty and lacking direction, stating that such coalitions without a clear purpose or belief system cannot deliver change.
“I’m not the one who’s isolated—it’s the coalition that’s isolated,” he remarked. “That’s why they struggle to even convene or settle on a political platform.
“Now they’re talking about forming a new party—that shows their isolation. Any coalition without a guiding ideology is already alone. There can’t be a credible coalition without conviction, integrity, or character,” Sowore added.
His remarks come amid growing political activity and realignments as political players gear up for the 2027 general elections.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has taken a lead role in rallying the opposition, having recently held discussions with Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, who recently left the APC for the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
However, the PDP Governors’ Forum has distanced itself from the ongoing talks, citing concerns about the potential threat to the party’s internal cohesion.
In the midst of these developments, he said, “Obi has made it clear that he will not join any alliance formed solely for seizing power, insisting that any merger must address Nigeria’s deeper governance problems.”
Offering an alternative perspective, Sowore urged citizens to look beyond elite-driven coalitions and take ownership of the country’s political future.
“The people must realise that the only meaningful way forward is the one they create themselves. We need to head in a new direction.
“If Nigerians keep allowing themselves to be distracted by all this talk of alliances and coalitions, they’ll find themselves in an even worse situation. That’s been Nigeria’s pattern since the return to civilian rule,” he concluded.
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