Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress’s (AAC) 2023 presidential candidate, has stated that if President Bola Tinubu had received a National Award, he would have filed a lawsuit against him.
According to Naija News, the president announced the official list of 102 recipients of the 2025 Democracy Day National Honors on Thursday. These individuals include both deceased and living Nigerians who have made contributions to the nation’s democratic process.
The exclusion of Dele Momodu and Sowore, the leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), from the list of recipients, however, infuriated several Nigerians.
The politician-turned-activist claimed he would have turned down the prize in a statement on his official Facebook page on Friday.
Sowore threatened to sue Tinubu for defamation in addition to rejecting the reward.
“I would not only reject and denounce the award but also take definitive legal action for defamation if I were mistakenly included by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his ‘National Award’ list,” he stated.
According to Sowore, the current coalition negotiations are meaningless and devoid of ideological depth and direction.
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According to reports, Sowore’s remarks coincide with a rising political realignment as different players set themselves up for the upcoming presidential contest.
The opposition front has been led by Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, and Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) 2023 presidential contender.
In an interview with Channels Television’s Politics Today, Sowore cautioned Nigerians that the current coalition efforts are ideologically and strategically lacking and will only serve to bolster President Bola Tinubu’s reelection campaign rather than undermine it.
