Sowore to Obi: You can’t preach new Nigeria while shaking hands with political parasites

By Kazeem Ugbodaga

Former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has launched a blistering attack on Peter Obi, accusing him of betraying the promise of a “new Nigeria” by aligning with entrenched political interests.

In a strongly worded post on his verified X handle, Sowore warned that reformist rhetoric cannot coexist with what he described as alliances with discredited political actors.

“You can’t claim you want a new Nigeria while shaking hands with the very political parasites that destroyed the old one,” he wrote.

Escalating his criticism, the activist added: “You can’t campaign for justice in the daytime and then crawl into bed with mass murderers, genocidaires, treasury looters, election riggers, and blood-soaked political gangs at night and then insult and gaslight Nigerians by calling it ‘political strategy.’”

Sowore further argued that any coalition involving controversial political figures would amount to “a recycling of oppression” rather than genuine reform.

“A coalition with criminals is not a path to liberation, it is simply a recycling of oppression. Nigeria will never be rebuilt by the same architects who set it on fire,” he declared.

Obi, who emerged as a major political force during the 2023 presidential election under the Labour Party platform, has recently been the subject of speculation regarding possible cross-party engagements and broader opposition collaboration.

Supporters argue that strategic alliances are necessary in Nigeria’s complex political terrain, while critics like Sowore insist that partnerships with established political power brokers undermine reformist credentials.