Following a court order instructing the federal government to drop the treasonable felony charge against him and Olawale Bakare, Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, addressed the matter.
Sowore’s prosecution by the administration of the immediate past president stemmed from his advocacy for a national #RevolutionNow demonstration against former President Muhammadu Buhari.
Recall that the Federal Government was recently instructed by the court to drop the case after a protracted legal battle.
Speaking on Channels TV’s Politics Today, Sowore recounted his refusal to yield to the previous government’s pressure, criticizing the Department of State Services (DSS) for their conduct.
He condemned the Buhari administration’s treatment during his detention, labeling it as disastrous and reflective of repression against dissenting voices.
He said, “They came to court in 2019, and DSS abducted me in front of a judge. If that is not punishment, then what is punishment?” he queried.
“But I did not break, I didn’t let them break me. That is the only good news I have for all of you. There is nothing that wasn’t expected. We knew that this was going to happen.
“Those in government led by Buhari would do everything to shut anybody who was opposed to that ruinous regime and the political party in power at that time which had continued till today.”
