African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate and activist, Omoyele Sowore, has alleged that the defamation charge filed against him is connected to his refusal to apologise to President Bola Tinubu.
Sowore made the claim while speaking to journalists shortly after proceedings at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday.
The activist insisted that he had no reason to apologise to the President, maintaining that it was Tinubu who owed Nigerians an apology for seeking an office he described as being unfit to occupy.
“Someone told me that the reason they’re charging me is because I refused to apologise to President Tinubu. For what? Did I apologise to Buhari?” Sowore said.
“He’s the one that should be apologizing on a daily basis for presenting himself as a person who is not worthy of to lead Nigeria.”
Sowore also defended his previous remarks about the President, arguing that other political figures had made similar or stronger allegations against Tinubu.
“They say my crime is that I called him a criminal. Atiku called him a forger and a drug baron yesterday. Let them go and carry Atiku,” he said.
The activist, however, did not provide evidence to support his claims regarding the reason for the charge, while the court proceedings in the defamation case continue.
