Pro-democracy activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has shed light on why he has chosen not to collaborate with Peter Obi’s Labour Party (LP).
News About Nigeria gathered that in a two-minute video shared on his X handle on Wednesday, Sowore shared the ideological differences that make a partnership with the LP impossible.
Sowore claimed that his political beliefs is different from those of the Labour Party.
He stated that the LP, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) share similar ideologies.
He said, “I often tell the Labour Party people that they are not different from the PDP and APC. We often argue because they are very visible on social media. And they would attack us all the time.
“So, one time that they reached me, asking me to join them, I said I can’t join the Labour Party – for a number of reasons.
“One, the Labour Party is the party without workers. And that is the truth. The Labour Party is not a new party. The former governor of my state, Ondo (Segun Mimiko), was in the Labour Party. He left the state worse than he met it.”
Additionally, Sowore criticised the Labour Party’s post-election behaviours, claiming that members are calling for revolution because they feel taken advantage of by the system.
He pointed out that, despite being motivated for revolution, their actions match with what other political figures like Tinubu and Atiku would have pursued.
“And that’s why I tell people who ask why I don’t work with them that how can you work with people who are opposed to ideology and sometimes your existence?” he concluded.
