Sowore fumes over assault on Peter Obi, blames APC govt

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, has accused the All Progressives Congress, APC-led authorities of sponsoring thugs to assault opposition figures.

Sowore made the allegation whereas reacting to the reported assault on the convoy of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in Cross River State.

The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday as the previous Anambra State governor headed to a city corridor assembly in Calabar, the state capital.

Reacting to the event in a submit on his official X deal with, Sowore condemned the assault, insisting that political violence shouldn’t be tolerated, no matter get together affiliation.

He alleged that state-sponsored thuggery had change into a function of preparations for the 2027 elections, blaming what he described as political intolerance by the administration of President Bola Tinubu.

He wrote, “State-sponsored thuggery has become a feature of the build-up to the 2027 elections, fueled by the political intolerance of the @officialABAT Tinubu-led @OfficialAPCNg regime.

“I strongly condemn the reported assault on @PeterObi’s convoy in Calabar. Political violence towards anybody, no matter get together affiliation, must not ever be tolerated.

“But don’t expect much from the @policeng or security agencies because of their complicity in political intimidation and violence.

“Nigerians is not going to tolerate this reign of intimidation endlessly. The folks will collectively rise in resistance towards political violence, repression, and impunity quickly. No regime can suppress the folks’s will indefinitely.”