Human rights activist and politician Omoyele Sowore has blamed the deaths of several Nigerian political office holders, including Senators in 2024, on the bad governance and policies of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu.

Sowore made these remarks during a consultative meeting between the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and political parties in Abuja on Wednesday.

According to Sowore, he believes that the untimely deaths of over a dozen political office holders are due to the ruling party’s failure to understand and address the situation in the country.

In a post shared on his social media page, Sowore said, “Today (Wednesday), I participated in a consultative meeting between the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Nigeria and political parties in Abuja, where an unexpected issue emerged concerning the numerous bye-elections held this year due to the deaths of over 12 political office holders across Nigeria.

“During my intervention, I emphasized that these premature deaths are a consequence of the All Progressives Congress (APC) poor governance and policies.
“Interestingly, I was seated close to the APC Chairman, Gandollar, and their party secretary, ex-Senator Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru (a former ‘comrade’ of ours at UNILAG/NANS).

“Their responses were quite revealing, as they appeared amused by this correlation. In fact, Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru was screaming from his seat, Sowore you’ve come again! They don’t still get it!”