Sowore Mocks Peter Obi, Others Over Defection To ADC
Former presidential candidate and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has accused former Labour Party leaders and supporters aligned with Peter Obi of what he described as political homelessness following their recent defection to the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
In a statement shared on social media on Wednesday, Sowore mocked the defection, noting that Nigeria’s “most celebrated political drifters” had once again abandoned one political platform for another, barely two years after rallying behind the Labour Party during the 2023 general elections.
“May political homelessness never be our portion,” Sowore wrote. “Nigeria’s most celebrated political drifters, led by @PeterObi, have once again packed their bags, moving from one homeless shelter @NgLabour to another, this time the Association of Desperate Conmen (ADC).”
Sowore, a longtime critic of Nigeria’s mainstream opposition politics, framed the development as a continuation of what he sees as opportunistic politics lacking ideological substance.
According to him, the shift from the Labour Party to the ADC represents a logical migration, from confusion to delusion, from moral posturing to naked opportunism.
He further alleged that despite the change in party logos, the political culture remains unchanged, noting ideological closeness between the ADC and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), which he sarcastically referred to as the Association of Present Criminals.
“It is a logical migration, from confusion to delusion, from moral posturing to naked opportunism, while maintaining ideological proximity to their friends in the Association of Present Criminals (APC),” he said.
“Different logos. Same scam,” Sowore added, insisting that those involved would still attempt to morally justify their actions.
The former African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate has repeatedly accused Nigeria’s dominant opposition figures of lacking the courage to confront what he describes as a corrupt political establishment, arguing that frequent defections only deepen public distrust in the political system.
In a major political shift, Obi and some other politicians officially departed from the Labour Party to join the ADC on Wednesday.
