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Sowore accuses Obidient movement of being a political scam

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Sowore accuses Obidient movement of being a political scamMohamed Nanabhay from Qatar · CC BY 2.0

Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, accuses the movement supporting Peter Obi of being one of the biggest political scams in Nigeria’s history. He was reacting to criticism of Obi’s leadership, according to Daily Post Nigeria.

Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress (AAC) candidate in Nigeria’s presidential election, has accused the Obidient movement of Peter Obi of being one of the biggest “political scams” in Nigeria’s history. He made the accusation in a post on X reacting to criticism of Peter Obi’s leadership, reports Daily Post.

Sowore notably asked why people who had defended Peter Obi for years were now accepting criticisms that he said he himself had previously made. He also quoted philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer on the three stages through which truth passes, from ridicule to acceptance.

The position comes after several public criticisms of Peter Obi, a former presidential candidate and central figure in the Obidient movement. President Bola Tinubu had already questioned his leadership on 6 November, while former governor Nyesom Wike accused him on 10 November of fleeing to Cameroon.

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