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Sowore Confirms 2027 Presidential Bid, AAC Primaries Set for Next Week

From The Punch · () English

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  • Omoyele Sowore, a former presidential candidate, has confirmed his intention to run in Nigeria's 2027 presidential election.
  • His party, the African Action Congress, will hold its primaries next week, and Sowore stated the decision on candidacy rests with the party.
  • Sowore also commented on INEC's digital registration, referencing a court judgment allowing parties to reopen portals, and criticized prominent politicians for contributing to national problems.

Omoyele Sowore, a familiar face in Nigerian political activism and a two-time presidential aspirant, has once again signaled his intent to vie for the nation's highest office in 2027. As the candidate for the African Action Congress (AAC), Sowore's announcement, made during a Channels Television interview, underscores his persistent challenge to the established political order.

Well, let the party decide who their candidates are.

· Omoyele SoworeResponding to a question about whether he would be the sole candidate for his party.

The AAC is set to hold its primaries next week, and Sowore has deferred the ultimate decision on who will carry the party's flag to the party faithful. This approach highlights a commitment to internal democracy within the party, even as Sowore himself remains the most prominent figure associated with it.

Sowore also addressed the Independent National Electoral Commission's (INEC) digital membership registration drive. Citing a recent court ruling that permits political parties to reopen their registration portals, he suggested that the AAC is strategically positioned to leverage this. The AAC, he noted, pioneered online membership registration in Nigeria back in 2018, demonstrating a forward-thinking approach to political engagement that predates its adoption by other major parties.

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.

· Omoyele SoworeExplaining the AAC's position on INEC's digital registration in light of a recent court judgment.

Beyond the procedural aspects of party primaries and registration, Sowore did not shy away from his characteristic critique of Nigeria's political elite. He broadly implicated major political figures, including President Bola Tinubu and former rivals like Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, in the persistent issues of poverty and insecurity plaguing the nation. This consistent stance positions Sowore not just as a politician, but as a vocal critic holding the establishment accountable, a role that resonates with a segment of the Nigerian populace seeking radical change.

But we never stopped anyway.

· Omoyele SoworeReferring to the AAC's continuous engagement with online membership registration.
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Originally published by The Punch in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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