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Sowore says opposition figures fronting 2027 coalition are complicit in Nigeria’s decline
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Describes movement as a distraction orchestrated by tired politicians
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INEC confirms receiving registration application from Atiku-led coalition party
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Mr Omoyele Sowore, has lashed out at opposition politicians driving the newly formed anti-Tinubu coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections, branding them as “destiny rustlers” who contributed to Nigeria’s current political and economic woes.
Speaking during a live interview on Arise News monitored by Tribune Online on Wednesday, Mr Sowore dismissed the credibility of the coalition’s leaders, accusing them of lacking moral standing and national vision.
“If you look at the people in this coalition, they are people who are tired, apart from the fact that they are complicit in putting Nigeria where it is today. They’re destiny rustlers just as you talk about cattle rustlers,” he stated.
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He further clarified that he is not affiliated with the coalition and urged Nigerians to form an alternative movement driven by the oppressed masses rather than recycled political elites.
“This opposition coalition move you’re seeing was actually created to distract Nigerians from creating their own,” he said.
The opposition coalition reportedly includes former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, former Senate President Senator David Mark, former Kaduna Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, and former Rivers State Governor Rt Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, among others.
Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed receipt of a registration application from a new political group – the All Democratic Alliance (ADA) – said to be driven by the Atiku-led coalition.
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In an official statement released Wednesday, INEC revealed that it has received a total of 110 applications from political associations seeking party registration.
“As at Monday, 23rd June 2025, the Commission has received letters of intent from 110 associations that wish to register as political parties. We are diligently processing the requests in line with the procedure outlined in the law as well as our Regulations and Guidelines,” the statement read.
INEC noted that six of the recently submitted applications were yet to be acknowledged but would be addressed before the week’s end.
