In a recent statement posted on X, the presidential candidate of the [African Action Congress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Action_Congress), [Omoyele Sowore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omoyele_Sowore), alleged that the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and its presidential hopeful, [Peter Obi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Obi), are merely renting political parties each election season to protect the ruling establishment ahead of the 2027 general election.
**What did Sowore say about the NDC’s finances?**
Sowore asserted that the NDC’s leaders pocketed roughly ₦9 billion from the sale of nomination forms while operating the party from their own homes. He wrote on X, “The same opportunists and packaged political frauds who made ₦9 billion from selling nomination forms while running a political party from their living rooms.”
**How does Sowore characterise Peter Obi?**
According to Sowore, Obi is an “unprincipled politician” who shifts political platforms before elections without presenting a genuine challenge to the existing power structure. He added, “This is the problem with unprincipled politicians like Peter Obi, who rent political parties every election season, not to liberate Nigerians, but to… divert public anger and evade the revolutionary consequences of their actions.”
**Who else does Sowore accuse of distracting the public?**
He named Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke and Abia State Governor Alex Otti as individuals who, in his view, help promote narratives that divert attention from the nation’s deeper social and political issues. “But we cannot be fooled,” Sowore warned, insisting that these politicians are delaying what he calls the liberation of Nigerians.
**What is Sowore’s view on the opposition to the current president?**
Sowore claimed that Obi and his allies are not truly opposed to President [Bola Tinubu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bola_Tinubu). Instead, they aim to “manage opposition” rather than confront the administration directly. He said, “They don’t oppose Tinubu; they simply don’t want anyone to oppose him strongly enough to bring his disastrous reign to an end.”
**Did any former ally comment on Tinubu?**
Sowore referenced a remark attributed to Datti Baba‑Ahmed, Obi’s former running mate in the 2023 election, who allegedly described Tinubu as their “favourite uncle.”
**Background on Peter Obi’s party affiliation.**
Obi, who contested the 2023 presidential election on the Labour Party ticket, has since shifted to the NDC as the 2027 election approaches, a move that Sowore says underscores his pattern of “renting” parties for personal political gain.
The statements reflect heightened tensions among Nigeria’s opposition figures as they position themselves for the upcoming electoral cycle, with accusations of opportunism and strategic party‑hopping dominating the discourse.