The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has rejected the Department of State Services (DSS) request to suspend his cyberbullying trial until after the 2027 general elections.
Sowore said he does not want an adjournment of the case, but wants the DSS to withdraw the charges completely, end the trial and publicly apologise.
Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Monday, the AAC candidate said the request to halt the proceedings showed that the DSS had realised the case was unlikely to succeed.
He accused security agencies of attempting to interfere with the judiciary and argued that the DSS had no legal authority to suspend proceedings it initiated.
“We are not seeking an adjournment. We want you to apologise for doing this to us, and ensure that you compensate people who are wrongfully tried for committing no crime at all,” Sowore said.
“You have no right to suspend the trial you have already started. You should go and withdraw your charges. That is the only way out, and the only provision left in our law books.”
Sowore described the case as an abuse of state power aimed at criminalising free speech.
He also alleged that a foreign tracking device was recently discovered on his vehicle, claiming that it had been planted by the DSS to monitor his movements.
Sowore Criticises Fuel Subsidy Removal
Speaking on the economy, Sowore criticised the Federal Government’s removal of the fuel subsidy, arguing that the policy had contributed to rising hardship, hunger and inflation among Nigerians.
According to him, corruption, rather than the subsidy itself, was the major problem with the system.
“They have all agreed that the problem with subsidy is not that it is inappropriate; it is the fact that somebody is stealing it,” he said.
“Take the hands of the thieves away and let the people who deserve subsidy enjoy it.”
Sowore said an AAC government would prioritise the welfare of ordinary Nigerians by returning the subsidy, tackling corruption and investing in domestic energy production.
He also promised to rehabilitate government-owned refineries and gradually transition the country towards cleaner energy sources, including solar power and CNG-powered trains.
Sowore Defends N500,000 Minimum Wage Promise
The AAC candidate also defended his campaign promise to introduce a N500,000 minimum wage, arguing that putting more money directly into the hands of ordinary Nigerians would help stimulate economic growth from the grassroots.
On the 2027 elections, Sowore dismissed concerns about the cost of deploying polling agents to all 176,000 polling units nationwide.
He said the party was developing a mobile application that would enable ordinary citizens to volunteer as election agents and upload polling-unit results directly on election day.
According to Sowore, the initiative would help the party monitor the electoral process while reducing reliance on financially motivated polling agents and discouraging vote-buying.
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