Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Nigerians to stand up against the former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, over his allegations against President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
APC chairman in the state, Chief Tony Okocha, in a statement in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, described Sowore’s allegations against Tinubu and Wike as ‘baseless’.
“Recently, Sowore launched another wave of falsehoods against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, and the Honourable Minister of the FCT, Chief Barr. Nyesom Wike CON. These baseless allegations are nothing more than the bitter rantings of a man rejected by Nigerians at the polls and drowning in political irrelevance.
“What an infra dig for a sane citizen of a country to outburst that the President or whatever nomenclature used to refer to the highest office holder, as a “Criminal”
“Nigerians must stand up against this rascal and nitwit desiring to rub the integrity of the country on the mud, rather than give heed to or yield to the antics of a serial merchant of discord and purveyor of “non~sequitous” half truths,” he said.
Okocha said Sowore “is best understood as a blackmailer whose stock in trade include blatant lies, forgery, and baseless incitements
“To cut the chase, it becomes apposite to continue to expose the dark side of Sowore and call for his immediate arrest and prosecution,” Okocha said.
The APC chairman reminded Sowore, who is also the publisher of Sahara Reports that he is currently standing trial for cybercrime and defamation, saying those charges do not qualify him to speak against the President.
“Sowore currently stands for a trial for cybercrime and defamation. The DSS filed multiple charges against him for transmitting false, inciting and malicious messages against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on social media.
“His deliberate lies are aimed at inciting public unrest, sowing distrust and discord in institutions with the poisonous intention to destabilise Nigeria.
“A man standing trial for such grave offences ought to rein in himself and consider himself as lacking in moral imperative to insult credible leaders who are working extremely hard to build the nation,” he said.
