Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), criticized President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) over what he termed a staged demonstration of public support at the APC Kaduna rally and campaign flag-off.
In a post on his verified X handle on Saturday, Sowore alleged that Tinubu and the APC engineered the crowded stadium event to deceive Nigerians into believing the party enjoys widespread popular backing.
He asserted that the Ranchers Bees Stadium in Kaduna holds only 5,000 spectators and claimed that organizers transported attendees from across Nigeria to fill the venue.
“You packed 5000 people in Kaduna and called it nationwide support? The APC and the Tinubu government want Nigerians to mistake a ‘packed’ stadium for nationwide support.
“Ranchers Bees Stadium in Kaduna holds just 5,000 people, even at that, supporters were transported in from across Nigeria to fill it,” Sowore said.
Despite the allegedly staged crowd, the human rights activist emphasized that President Tinubu will still lose the 2027 presidential election.
“In 2027, President Bola Tinubu will still lose the election,” he added.
Backstory…
This comes after party supporters and government officials flooded Kaduna the former capital of Northern Nigeria on Friday as they gathered for the launch of the 2027 APC presidential campaign scheduled for Saturday.
Crowds overflowed from the campaign venue onto Independence Way and neighboring boulevards, completely filling the township stadium.
Party members assembled at the rally site as early as 6 a.m. on Saturday, wearing T-shirts featuring party colors and insignia alongside custom clothing displaying President Bola Tinubu’s portrait or his iconic broken-shackles symbol
During the flag-off, President Bola Tinubu urged Nigerians to support his reelection bid, pledging to continue advancing economic recovery, prosperity, and a brighter future for the country’s children.
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