Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has insisted that President Bola Tinubu is seriously ill.
Sowore made the allegation in a post on his X account on Monday.
As shared, accompanied with a new video of Tinubu, Sowore claimed that the President was struggling to manage his personal affairs, let alone lead a country facing several challenges.
The activist argued that those surrounding the President and benefiting from his administration were concealing the truth about his alleged health condition.
“I insist that this man is very, very sick and cannot even manage his personal affairs, let alone those of a country desperately in need of dynamic leadership,” Sowore wrote.
He further accused individuals benefiting from what he described as Tinubu’s cognitive and physical decline of acting against Nigeria’s interests.
“Those benefiting from his cognitive and physical decline do not mean well for Nigeria, but they cannot hide the truth forever. Tinubu is sick!” he added.
Two days earlier, Sowore had accused Tinubu of preparing to manipulate the 2027 elections rather than participate in a credible democratic contest.
In another post on X, he alleged that the judiciary had been hijacked, mainstream media captured and political opponents subjected to increasing violence.
“After witnessing the complete hijacking of the judiciary, the capture of mainstream media, and the unprecedented wave of violence against political opponents, one thing is clear, @OfficialABAT is preparing for another SELECTION, not an ELECTION!” he wrote.
He urged Nigerians to prepare for what he described as a revolution to reclaim their rights and the country.
“Nigerians must begin preparing for a REVOLUTION to reclaim their rights, and their country! #RevolutionNow,” he added.
Sowore’s allegations came amid political tensions following a Federal High Court judgement delivered on November 5 by Justice Peter Lifu, which invalidated the Senator David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and nullified decisions taken by the leadership.
The judgement directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to recognise the Mark-led leadership and its subsequent decisions, including those relating to the party’s political activities ahead of the 2027 elections.
The ruling generated reactions from opposition figures, some of whom accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of attempting to weaken opposition parties ahead of the next general elections.
The ADC rejected the judgement and filed an appeal, alongside an application seeking a stay of execution pending the determination of its legal challenge.
Sowore had also accused Tinubu’s administration of using court cases and violence to frustrate opposition politicians seeking to challenge the President in 2027. He alleged that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, was influencing judicial developments involving opposition parties.
The activist further accused the government of using violence against political opponents who could not be stopped through legal means.
His criticism also followed an alleged attack on him and members of his team in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, on October 30, shortly after he participated in an interview at MIDAS FM 90.5.
Sowore accused suspected political thugs linked to the Ekiti State Government House of carrying out the attack and alleged that operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) provided tracking and operational support to the attackers.
“This is the level of infamy to which Nigeria has been subjected! Those who brutally attacked us in Ado-Ekiti today came from the Government House. They are well known, and they were provided with tracking and operational support by the DSS,” he alleged.
However, the Ekiti State Police Command announced that Sowore and other persons affected by the incident had been treated and discharged from hospital. The police also disclosed that 11 suspects had been arrested in connection with the alleged attack, while investigations continued.
The Ekiti State Government denied involvement in the incident and called for an investigation.
