Radical Nigerian politician and activist, Omoyele Sowore has given an indication that he will not run for the presidency in 2027.
Sowore, a fierce critic of the current administration, said the results of the election had already been written.
According to him, though he may not run for elections, he was always running “a campaign, a protest and a court battle.”
He made the claims in an interview published by Vanguard.
When asked whether he would once more join the presidential race, Sowore said, “I get this question a lot. My answer remains the same: I’ve never stopped running. Whether it’s a campaign, a protest, a court battle—I’m always running for something.
“But if you’re asking about elections, I don’t believe in the current ballot system. The 2027 results are already written.
“The only thing that can change Nigeria is rebellion against the system, against another sham election, not against democracy, anyway.”
He also gave no chances to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, describing him as a man whose time had elapsed.
“Atiku is a man whose time has passed. But he’s still hanging around, hoping to be President. That’s all he cares about. Everything else is irrelevant to him,” he stated.
He then rated Tinubu’s performance low, and stressed that his election by Nigerians was a mistake.
“My position on this government is not a thought—it’s a clear stance I’ve held long before the 2023 elections. Nigerians made a grave mistake voting Bola Tinubu into office.
“I said it before, and I’ll say it again: when Tinubu is done with this country, Nigerians will be begging to return to Buhari’s era. He has done irreparable damage—economically, socially, politically. He has crippled institutions, education, and democracy. Buhari killed Nigeria in eight years; Tinubu came, in two years he is burying it.
“Nothing. In fact, what Nigerians are whispering—dangerously—is that they no longer believe in democracy.
“The promises of democracy—free speech, credible elections, freedom to choose—have been destroyed. Today, people celebrate military dictators just to express their frustration.
“But to be clear, I don’t support military rules. What we have now is a shambolic democracy. We’ve been taken on a roller coaster ride by both military and civilian rulers.”