By Palang Paul
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has reaffirmed his intention to contest Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election under the platform of the African Action Congress AAC.
Sowore made this known during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, where he disclosed that the party’s presidential primaries are scheduled to hold next week.
Speaking during the interview, the former presidential candidate said his ambition to lead the country remains unchanged, although he noted that the party would ultimately decide who emerges as its flag bearer.
“Well, let the party decide who their candidates are,” he said when asked whether he would be the sole aspirant in the race.
The activist also addressed the ongoing digital membership registration exercise ordered by the Independent National Electoral Commission, explaining that the AAC had not concluded the submission of its final membership register.
According to him, a recent court judgment permits political parties to reopen their registration portals even after submission deadlines.
“We haven’t finally submitted, and that’s what this court judgment says. So if you have submitted now, the court says you can reopen your portal and start again. But we never stopped anyway,” Sowore stated.
He further highlighted the AAC’s early adoption of digital membership registration, claiming the party introduced the initiative in 2018 before it became widely embraced by other political parties in Nigeria.
Sowore also maintained that the AAC was the only political party that submitted a complete membership register to INEC during the 2022 registration exercise.
During the interview, the activist criticised Nigeria’s political leadership, accusing prominent figures across party lines of contributing to the country’s economic hardship and insecurity.
He mentioned President Bola Tinubu, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, and former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi among politicians he said had failed to improve the living conditions of Nigerians.
Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters and a long-time activist, has consistently positioned himself as an alternative voice against Nigeria’s mainstream political establishment.
Despite recording low votes in the 2023 presidential election, his supporters continue to view his repeated presidential bids as a sustained push for systemic change and political reform.
Critics, however, argue that his candidacies remain largely symbolic and have yet to translate into significant electoral strength nationwide.
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