Instead, he views the election as a sham, describing it as a "charade". Sowore, who ran under the African Action Congress (AAC) banner, expressed his thoughts in an interview with The Sun, stating that he initially believed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was organising a legitimate election, only to be disappointed.
Omoyele Sowore, a human rights activist and former presidential candidate, has made it clear that he doesn't consider himself defeated in the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria.
Instead, he views the election as a sham, describing it as a "charade". Sowore, who ran under the African Action Congress (AAC) banner, expressed his thoughts in an interview with The Sun, stating that he initially believed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was organising a legitimate election, only to be disappointed.
He accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of suffocating Nigerians and asserted that Nigerians will eventually overthrow the President and his associates when they're ready.
This isn't Sowore's first foray into politics; he previously contested in the 2019 presidential election and has been an outspoken advocate for democracy and human rights in Nigeria.
He said, "Yes, it is true that I ran in the 2023 elections, thinking the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was organising an election.
“What they eventually carried out was a charade; what I have repeatedly told the public is that it was not an election, but a selection.
"Did I lose? Of course, not. Nigeria did not hold an election in 2023, so the idea of claiming someone lost or won is untenable.
"I am not a cyclical partisan political entity. I do not wait for election cycles to fulfil my obligations to the Nigerian populace. I have been engaged in the race for Nigeria’s liberation since the early 1990s and have continued daily since.”
Regarding if he thinks it will be easy for Nigerians to vote Tinubu out in the next presidential election in 2027, Sowore said, “When Nigerians are ready, they will dislodge Tinubu and his coterie of buccaneers and saboteurs anytime they want.
“They need not wait until 2027, the Tinubu regime is choking Nigerians to death.”
The #RevolutionNow convener refused to rate Tinubu presidency, saying he does not believe in the Tinubu regime in the first place.
“That a person is smuggled into the presidential seat as president and that simply because the heist succeeded, we must accept it is not my way of thinking. I do not believe in Tinubu’s Presidency," he said.
Hardship: Tinubu's regime choking Nigerians to death – Sowore – The Sun Nigeria