African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has rejected calls for opposition parties to unite against President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general election, describing members of the emerging coalition as no different from the president.

Sowore stated this in a social media post on Monday, October 26, 2026, saying he would not join a coalition whose members, according to him, represent the same political establishment they seek to displace.

“Opposition Coalition Members Are Not Different from Tinubu; They Are All The Same,” he wrote.

In another statement accompanying a YouTube Short, Sowore said, “I can’t be part of a coalition of indecent people just to remove Tinubu.”

The AAC presidential candidate has consistently opposed efforts to unite opposition figures under a common platform, arguing that such alliances prioritise political power over fundamental changes to Nigeria’s political system.

He has criticised prominent politicians associated with opposition coalition discussions, including former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, former Senate President David Mark and former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi.

Sowore has argued that many of these politicians have previously occupied positions of power and should be held accountable for their records in government rather than presented as alternatives to Tinubu.

He has also rejected proposals associated with the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and other opposition initiatives, maintaining that changing the occupants of political offices without addressing systemic problems would not deliver meaningful change.

Instead, Sowore has advocated a coalition of ordinary Nigerians, particularly those affected by economic hardship and political exclusion, rather than an alliance negotiated by established political figures.

The debate over opposition unity continues as political parties and prominent politicians consider possible alliances ahead of the next presidential election.

Sowore, who leads the AAC, maintains that his party offers a distinct political alternative centred on systemic transformation rather than replacing one group of established politicians with another.