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Sowore Criticizes Peter Obi for Staying Silent While Nigerians Suffer
Omoyele Sowore, activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), has fired shots at Labour Party’s Peter Obi, calling him out for what he described as a dishonest and hypocritical attitude towards protests and governance.
Taking to his X (formerly Twitter) page, Sowore didn’t hold back. He accused Obi of failing to speak up or take action despite the suffering of Nigerians under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. According to Sowore, Obi’s current silence is even more troubling given his past role as an economic adviser during the Goodluck Jonathan era—a time when economic decisions led to mass protests like #OccupyNigeria in 2012.
“He’s pretending protests weren’t necessary under Jonathan’s government when he was part of the system,” Sowore wrote. “They were looting Nigeria dry back then, and even his Fidelity Bank helped Diezani move physical cash around.”
He questioned why Obi’s popular Obidient movement, which once shook up political conversations online, has remained silent as fuel prices rise, inflation worsens, and the naira weakens.
Sowore said it’s confusing that Obi never supported any physical protest—whether after the 2023 presidential elections which he claimed he won, or during the recent #EndBadGovernance protests of 2024.
He also brought up the controversial Naira redesign under former CBN governor Godwin Emefiele—who many say was close to Obi—arguing that Obidients avoided criticizing it because of that connection. “Even with fuel price hikes and other issues that hurt Nigerians, Obi never once led or encouraged people to take to the streets,” Sowore said.
He also accused Obi’s GBAJUE movement—a structure he supposedly created to drive change—of doing nothing but gaslighting other Nigerians, especially those who didn’t align with his political camp. Sowore said many of Obi’s inner circle are now back in the ruling APC, proving their claims of wanting change were just a cover for grabbing power.
“He wants to reap the benefits of movements like #EndSARS, but doesn’t raise a finger to fight injustice—even when his own supporters are affected,” Sowore wrote, ending his post with the word “OPPORTUNISTS.”
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has reportedly declared a strike at Taraba State University over outstanding salary-related demands and delays in payments.
The strike is scheduled to begin today, October 12, 2026. According to the union’s chairman, the union had been engaging the Taraba State Government over its outstanding demands since February 2026.
“The union had exercised considerable patience and demonstrated its commitment to dialogue since February 2026, when it began engaging the Taraba State Government over the outstanding issues,” Mbave said.
“The union had earlier suspended its planned industrial action following an appeal by the government for additional time through the Office of the Head of Civil Service, in the interest of maintaining industrial harmony,” the chairman added.
The Chairman of Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State, Torseer Yina, has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the ancient town.
The curfew takes effect from Thursday, October 8, 2026, following unrest and violent protests in the area.
According to reports, the action was taken to contain the unrest and violent protests by members of BEMOA following the death of one of its members by unknown gunmen.
The protest, which was reportedly hijacked by hoodlums, turned violent after an angry mob burnt two vehicles belonging to the Benue State Civil Protection Guards.
The Gboko council chairman said the curfew takes effect immediately and warned that anyone caught flouting the order or breaching public peace would be decisively dealt with.
Nine people have died in a fatal road crash along the Ijebu-Ode-Benin Expressway in Ogun State.
The crash occurred on Monday at about 4:55pm around the Bethel area along the Ijebu-Ode/Ore axis of the expressway. It involved a white Toyota Hiace commercial bus belonging to Delta Line and a white Sino truck operated by Bill Gas Solution Ltd.
According to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), all nine people involved in the crash, comprising three males and six females, died in the incident.
The FRSC said the crash occurred while it was raining and the road was wet, with preliminary investigations identifying speed violation as the probable cause.
The FRSC rescue team arrived at the scene shortly after receiving the report, while the bodies of the victims were taken to the General Hospital Morgue in Ijebu-Ode.
The Ogun State Sector Commander, Oludare Ogunjobi, urged motorists, especially commercial drivers, to obey speed limits and exercise extra caution when driving in the rain.
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