2027: Afegbua assaults Sowore over response to assault on Tinubu in Abuja mosque

Afegbua made the remarks throughout an interview on Arise News whereas reacting to Sowore’s criticism of President Bola Tinubu following the booing of the President by some youths in Abuja on Friday, November 13, 2026.

Sowore had accused Tinubu of hypocrisy, questioning why the President was now advocating peaceable political campaigns after experiencing hostility throughout his go to to the Shehu Shagari Central Mosque in Area 1, Garki, Abuja.

However, Afegbua dismissed Sowore’s feedback, arguing that somebody aspiring to guide the nation ought to exhibit maturity, accountability and decorum in public engagements.

“I don’t want to listen to all of Sowore’s rants because I see him more as a public nuisance,” the commissioner stated.

He added that presidential candidates should perceive the accountability related to in search of to guide a rustic of greater than 250 million folks.

“Leadership is a serious responsibility, and you cannot go around making flippant, ridiculous and reckless statements in the name of presenting yourself as a presidential candidate,” Afegbua said.

He maintained that political ambition ought to be accompanied by an inexpensive stage of self-discipline, insisting that candidates should conduct themselves in a fashion that displays the place they search to occupy.

The Edo commissioner additionally questioned Sowore’s political attain, describing him as somebody who fills a spot in Nigeria’s political aspirations moderately than a candidate with the organisational capability to compete successfully nationwide.

According to Afegbua, establishing a practical political construction throughout all 774 native authorities areas can be a serious problem for the AAC presidential candidate.

He, nevertheless, acknowledged that politicians like Sowore play a task in expressing public frustration and offering an avenue for residents to speak their opinions.

Afegbua additionally defended Tinubu’s name for sufficient safety for presidential candidates, arguing that the President’s assertion after the Abuja incident was in step with an earlier directive to safety businesses.

He stated Tinubu had, two or three weeks earlier than the mosque incident, instructed the Department of State Services, DSS, and different safety businesses to make sure that all presidential candidates acquired sufficient safety.

According to him, the President’s newest remarks ought to subsequently not be interpreted as a response prompted solely by the hostility he skilled in Abuja.

Afegbua additional argued that Tinubu’s political background gave him appreciable expertise in political struggles, noting that the President had confronted tough circumstances throughout his years in opposition.

He nonetheless careworn that occupying the presidency requires a broader sense of accountability past get together pursuits.

“President Tinubu is not just a member of the party. He’s also the leader of the entire country,” he stated, including that the President has demonstrated that each Nigerian belongs, regardless of political affiliation.