2023: “Nigerians Have Track Record Of Supporting Their Abusers” –  Sowore Says People Who Vote APC Enjoy Long Sufferings

By Akinwale Kasali

The Presidential Candidate of African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, is perturbed that track records shows that Nigerians always support their oppressors and abusers.

Sowore stressed that since 2015 that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, got into the saddle, Nigerians have continued to experience hardship and long sufferings.

He lamented that despite the sufferings, some people  are still planning and ready to cast their votes for the APC.

He said he would be shocked if the APC Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu emerges as President of Nigeria in 2023, because this can only be achieved through rigging or the people who would vote for them loves suffering.

He made this statement at an interview on ‘The Roundtable’ organised by PUNCH Newspapers, where a livid Sowore said if the APC wins, “I’ll be surprised but first we will need to analyse two things.

“First is if there was a credible election because the APC is used to winning elections that don’t happen. Very shady party, the same thing applied to the PDP when they were in power (at the centre).

“Secondly, if it is true they won the election, then we would need to examine Nigerians as a people, if there is something wrong with our ability to take punishment. Do we ever get tired of punishment? Do we ever get tired of being abused?

“Why will a people be seemingly convenient with hardship? It’s nothing new anyway, but I’m just reiterating it. I have asked myself this question many times.

“Sometimes, you read comments by pundits with ignorance and very holistical views about the state of the nation, you will question what is wrong with us. And some of them are people you happen to respect.”

He continued, “Some would say with authority that the position of the government is the best. They did it when June 12 election was annulled; they did it when former President Olusegun Obasanjo wanted to run for third term, with some defending that Nigeria had never had a leader like him so he should run for third term.

“They also did it during (Gen Sani) Abacha’s time, five political parties came together and were swearing that he was the best thing that could ever happen to Nigeria; but the day he died, they sang a different tune.

“At the end of the day, we need conscious citizens to remain steadfast and regardless of who wins this election, we will all bear the consequences of our actions,” he concluded.