The convener of the Take-it-Back Movement, Omoyele Sowore, has vowed never to join the proposed coalition between former presidential candidates Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party.
Sowore also stated that he would not join the Social Democratic Party (SDP) before the 2027 presidential election.
Speaking during an appearance on Arise TV’s Politics Today, Sowore made it clear that he would only align with what he described as “the coalition of the oppressed.”
He said:
“I’m not joining any coalition. The coalition they joined in 2013 and 2015 is what brought about the APC, so joining another coalition in 2025 is doing the same thing all over again without thinking of achieving the same set of results.
The coalition that needs to be built is that of the oppressed. Joining another coalition made up of the same people who created the coalition that ruined Nigeria is an injustice and an injury to the people of Nigeria.
So you can never see me in their coalition and I will never be part of it. I’m not joining the SDP. I’m not part of those playing chess with the destiny of Nigerians.”
Atiku, Obi, and former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai have reportedly formed a coalition aimed at removing President Bola Tinubu from power in 2027.
Atiku revealed this during a press conference held by the Concerned Leaders and Political Stakeholders in Nigeria.
He warned the government against prioritizing personal political interests over national stability, cautioning that any attempt to hold onto power at all costs could plunge the country into chaos. He emphasized that the issue was not limited to Rivers State but concerned the future of Nigeria’s democracy.