Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, has alleged that Peter Obi is privately mobilising his supporters to back former Vice President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 presidential race.
Sowore made the claim on his verified Facebook page on Sunday, October 11, insisting that Obi was working against what he described as a revolutionary agenda.
Omoyele Sowore accuses Peter Obi of secretly mobilising supporters for Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
In his words: “If you haven’t noticed, the packaged fraud, Mr. Peter Obi is secretly directing his supporters to work for @Atiku Abubakar because they are opposed to our revolutionary mandate. Obi is positioning himself to become Atiku’s SGF.”
Furthermore, beyond the allegation of covert political coordination, Sowore suggested that Obi’s motivation was personal ambition, specifically that he was angling to be appointed Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) should Atiku win the presidency in 2027.
Sowore offered no evidence to back his allegations in the post. Neither Obi nor Atiku had publicly addressed or responded to the claim at the time of this publication.
Peter Obi’s political background
Obi, who contested the 2023 presidential election on the Labour Party platform and came third, resigned from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on May 2, 2026.
He was subsequently ratified as the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 general elections on May 29, 2026.
Atiku Abubakar, who has contested Nigeria’s presidency on multiple occasions, emerged as the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the 2027 elections after winning the party’s primary on May 27, 2026, with his candidacy ratified by the ADC’s National Executive Committee in Abuja on May 30, 2026.
Atiku Abubakar emerged as the ADC’s presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections after winning the party’s primary in May 2026.
