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‘If You Can't Put 60,000 People On The Streets, You're Not Serious About Opposition’ –Sowore Dismisses Peter Obi’s Political Relevance, Calls LP 'Short Rental' Party

Omoyele Sowore, a former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), has said Peter Obi and the Labour Party do not represent real political opposition in Nigeria.Nigerian fashion

Speaking on Channels Television’s Inside Sources on Sunday, Sowore dismissed Obi’s political relevance as a temporary phenomenon that failed to challenge the ruling elite.

Obi was the candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election.

“In terms of real opposition, I don’t know why anybody refers to Peter Obi as one. He hasn’t fought for the mandate he claimed or mobilised his supporters,” Sowore said, criticising the former Anambra governor for failing to speak out against key national issues like fuel price hikes.

Reiterating his long-held view, Sowore described the Labour Party as a “short rental” political platform.

“What they call Airbnb in America. You move in, check out when your time expires. When they’re done with Peter Obi, they’ll move it to someone else,” he said.

Sowore further suggested Obi’s popularity during the 2023 elections was rooted in religious sentiment sparked by the APC’s controversial Muslim-Muslim ticket.

He challenged Obi’s supporters, saying, “If you can’t put 60,000 people in the streets, then you’re not serious about opposition.”

The AAC leader also questioned the loyalty of Labour Party lawmakers, alleging they are gravitating towards the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

“These guys were not real in 2023, and they won’t be in 2027,” he declared.

In swift response, the Obidient Movement dismissed Sowore’s comments as baseless.

Its National Coordinator, Yunusa Tanko, defended Obi’s continued influence, stating that his every move still shapes national discourse.

“If Peter Obi is not a threat, why do they always talk about him? Whether he speaks or breathes, it makes news. That’s relevance,” Tanko said during a phone interview with Channels Television.

Tanko also slammed Senate President Godswill Akpabio for referencing Obi during a recent valedictory session, saying, “It wasn’t about national policy, just an attempt at character assassination.”

He affirmed the movement’s continued support for Obi, saying, “They should focus on their campaigns. Obi will continue challenging the establishment, and we will back him.”

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Tntsi:
You are always rabble rousing , yearning and spitting dust like you are bereft of direction, focus and purpose.
You have always been at the bare floor of reasoning.
Soludo is heading to being like you . Unless he does a 360 turn around.

Again crying epistle is not needed. Dispute what I wrote

We have told you people that we are not going to allow you guys to be sounding incoherently on the topic of discussion

ChybuzzDD:
You've just told us you were an Almajiri.
Congrats on your eventual survival from that pit of hell!

May bitterness not be our portion in life. Amen

KillahPriest:
you're right, oya cry harder

Typical Obidients. You said I was right, so where did the cry harder came from?

Mbanda:
Tinibu is not only a repackaged fraud that was sold to Nigerians with flimsy excuse that he built lagos (which is a fat lie). Tinibu is also a failure with criminal mindset.

Dispute what I wrote above without crying profusely

yarimo:
this is labour party not SOLUDO oo

And the beer investment is worth to nothing as at today

Peter Obi is a repackaged fraud which Nigerians won't buy

Mbanda:
Ritual killings enter this thread because, a yoruba man who is always supporting injustice and backwardness is now pointing accusing finger on (not just one person) but a whole Igbo state. Leaving his own evil state behind.

May pettiness and incoherency not be our portion in life. Amen

kaludestiny10:
My dear, don't be an ass licker. In life, no individual is bigger than an serious organization. Wike is only having his way in PDP simply because the party is not serious at the moment. Lastly, on man is infallible on earth except the creator of the universe.

How is that your life's headache if I decided to be an ass licker?

Bobloco:
The way your bitterness toward Peter Obi is living rent-free in your head, it might as well start paying utilities.

Cry till now to infinity. You can't dispute what I wrote above as they are undisputed

Medicine after death

Peter Obi was a collosal failure when he was Anambra state governor

Peter Obi built no single school through out his tenure apart from refurbishing some.

The education he built that you people might want to be alluding to, it has come out that the state education is full of malpractices hence leading in anything exams malpractices.

The doctors went on strike for over a year

He didn't conduct LG election for good 7 years until his last year which was even forced by court

The hero beer which he invested the state funds on which is even illegal is worth to nothing as at today

The kidnapping and all sorts of criminal activities was at the highest peak during Peter Obi's tenure as Anambra state governor. Evans became notorious during that time

No narration you people can tell about Peter Obi that are not fake or half details.

Modified: Block me and stop seeing my comments instead of getting banned unnecessarily. I can see some goats drinking pap already with their attacking. All thanks to the anti spam bot

bigpicture001:
I know you are being paid for all this as it is just a job for u... But this is exactly how president of cameroun started...

Did I send you to be labouring in vain ?

SmartPolician:
That's not true. Tinubu has never supported Jonathan. We still remember these events. Tinubu supported Nuhu Ribadu as the presidential candidate of ACN.

2011 never existed in you guys calendar. A secret deal was signed between Tinubu and GEJ for his first proper term.

When Yaradua was incapacitated, who led the campaign about GEJ being sworn as the proper president

In short, GEJ is onboard for president Tinubu's reelection

2027 election is over just that it's yet to be conducted

PHIPEX:
The figment of your imagination is not the truth. Keep panicking over Obi

Are we using different English curriculum across the Nigeria regions?

Define panicking

You are just waking up. Those people have records of using their evil support to send others to oblivion

Good for you though

Mbanda:
Stop yapping and tell us how many times you questioned Ogun ritual killings.

How did money ritual killings enter this thread?

Just for you to admit that any related to exam malpractices, Anambra state always lead, see the nonsense you are saying in defence

Stop stooping so low. Your another attack on my comments have been stopped by anti spam bot. God don catch you

PHIPEX:
Can you and your bandwagon now allow Obi to rest? You said he came 3rd, you said his support is gone yet you are still so scared of him, what does that make you?

Let's wait till 2027 to see if those who voted him in 2023 have all gone

Is Obi himself resting with his almost daily reckless talk?

Truth is bitter to you lots

Mbanda:
It won't be questionable if it happens to be any of the yoruba state. You see my problem with you?

Bitterness, stop attacking my opinions daily on this forum

Is that how everything in life is just so boring to you

Get a meaningful life devoid of trolling others

yarimo:
I think you need to take your malaria drugs seriously

The drugs are finished because hunger can't allow him to buy new one

Consolation epistle after reality dawning

Una never see shomething

All the best to them

They want to shut Atiku down from the party

Anambra state leading in anything exams is questionable. Not trying to disrespect the state.

Just make sure to be taken your malaria tablets regularly

Obidients should continue picking fight with everyone.

Una go reap what you have been sowing

planetbluz:
Of course you won't see yarimo, helinues,freestuffng, pressmybutton, and other agents of darkness in this kind of thread.

Today is Monday morning, do something meaningful with your life and stop trolling us

Madam peace has already said she would campaign for president Tinubu's reelection.

GEJ don't need to join officially join Apc