The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly condemned activist Omoyele Sowore’s plan to stage a nationwide protest demanding the release of detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
In a statement issued by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Seye Oladejo, the APC described Sowore’s planned demonstration as another attempt to gain cheap popularity through “reckless grandstanding and misplaced activism.”
Oladejo questioned the activist’s motives, saying it was “baffling and laughable” that a man with “no cultural or political ties to the Southeast” would assume the role of a spokesperson for Ndigbo.
“Why is Sowore weeping more than the bereaved?” Oladejo asked. “Why is he pontificating on a matter already before a competent court of law? Is this really about justice, or another desperate audition for relevance?”
The party spokesperson accused Sowore of hypocrisy, noting that while he frequently preaches democracy and the rule of law, he now “openly undermines both” by inciting protests over a case still pending before the judiciary.
According to Oladejo, Sowore’s activism has become “a theatre of convenience—noisy, shallow, and opportunistic.” He stressed that Ndigbo do not need an “outsider in borrowed robes” to represent their interests, adding that the Southeast has credible leaders capable of addressing their challenges “with wisdom and dignity, not with Sowore’s brand of social media dramatics.”
Oladejo also reminded Nigerians that legal matters are not to be tried on the streets or debated in livestream sessions, emphasizing that the APC government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains committed to upholding the rule of law and ensuring justice through proper legal processes.
“Sowore’s latest antics expose his restlessness and craving for relevance,” Oladejo added. “The more he forces himself into every national issue, the clearer it becomes that he stands for nothing beyond noise. Nigerians should ignore his circus.”
The statement comes amid growing tension over the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu, whose trial remains a subject of legal and political controversy.
