Sowore Calls Obidient Movement One of Nigeria’s Biggest Political Scams

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has described Peter Obi’s Obidient movement as one of the biggest political scams in Nigeria’s history.

Sowore made the remarks while criticising supporters of the former Labour Party presidential candidate, accusing some of them of abandoning principles they previously defended.

His comments followed criticism of Obi by former campaign spokesperson Ndi Kato, who reportedly accused the politician of having a significant leadership deficit.

Reacting in a post on X, Sowore questioned why some people who had spent years promoting Obi were now expressing concerns similar to those he said he had raised against the former Anambra State governor.

He wrote, “Apart from Buhari’s political mass deception and Tinubu’s scam and con artistry and his prowess in political manipulations, this Obidient project, too, has to be one of the biggest political scams ever pulled off in Nigeria’s political history!”

The AAC presidential candidate also referenced a statement attributed to German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, which describes three stages through which truth supposedly passes: ridicule, violent opposition and eventual acceptance.

Sowore suggested that the criticism now emerging from some former Obi supporters represented the final stage of that process, arguing that opinions they once rejected were gradually gaining acceptance.

His remarks have added to the ongoing political debate surrounding Obi’s leadership, the Obidient movement and the divisions among opposition supporters ahead of the 2027 general elections.