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Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) Omoyele Sowore has condemned what he described as a state-sponsored blockade on the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi during his visit to Benue State.
In a post on his X (formerly Twitter) page, Sowore said he had seen videos showing what appeared to be an attack on Obi as he tried to enter the state capital for campaign activities.
I have watched videos showing what appears to be a state-sponsored blockade and attack on NDC presidential candidate @PeterObi as he attempted to enter the state capital to carry out legitimate campaign activities.
I strongly condemn these acts of political brigandage by agents… pic.twitter.com/RXJLJsrhsc
— Omoyele Sowore (@sowore) September 8, 2026
Sowore accused agents of the Benue State Government and the administration of President Bola Tinubu of engaging in what he described as “political brigandage.”
He said it was unacceptable for any presidential candidate to be prevented from campaigning anywhere in Nigeria through violence, intimidation or what he called state-sponsored thuggery.
“I have watched videos showing what appears to be a state-sponsored blockade and attack on NDC presidential candidate @PeterObi as he attempted to enter the state capital to carry out legitimate campaign activities.
“I strongly condemn these acts of political brigandage by agents of the state government and the Tinubu regime. This is totally unacceptable.
“No candidate should be prevented through violence, intimidation or state-sponsored thuggery from campaigning freely anywhere in Nigeria,” he said.
He warned that those responsible for the attacks were undermining the democratic rights of Nigerians and urged them to stop the actions immediately.
“Those behind these cowardly attacks are toying with fire and threatening the democratic rights of all Nigerians.
“They must desist immediately before it is too late,” he added.
