Sowore campaign attacks Afegbua over ‘public nuisance’ comment

The Sowore and Magashi 2027 Presidential Campaign has criticised the Edo State Commissioner for Information, Kassim Afegbua, over his reported description of presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore as a “public nuisance”.

In a statement issued on Sunday and signed by the campaign’s spokesperson, Deborah Eli Yusuf, the group accused Afegbua of lacking decorum and questioned his defence of President Bola Tinubu.

The campaign said Afegbua’s reported remarks on Arise News showed that he had failed to identify “who the real public nuisance is this political season”.
It described the statement as “a political moron” and asked Afegbua to explain whether Tinubu was “a model of decorum”, while referring to allegations previously made against the President.

The campaign said, “And where was Afegbua’s concern for decorum when Sowore and his team were violently attacked in Ado Ekiti on October 30, 2026?” It added, “Decorum is not silence in the face of injustice. It is not defending authoritarianism, excusing political violence, or perpetrating puerile attacks on critics to please political benefactors.”

The group also criticised Afegbua’s record as Commissioner for Information, alleging that he had failed to explain the Edo State Government’s expenditure or account for the administration’s performance. “Afegbua was appointed to inform the people of Edo State. But he can’t, because he can’t explain Edo State government expenditure or account for the performance of the administration he serves,” the statement said.

The campaign further alleged that Nigerians were rejecting Tinubu’s presence at public places, including mosques, churches and stadiums across the country.

“Mr Afegbua, if you want to debate real issues and answer the real questions about who is qualified to be referred to as a public nuisance, look nowhere beyond your APC Presidential Candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” the statement said.

The campaign’s response followed Afegbua’s reported comments concerning Sowore’s conduct and his use of the term “public nuisance” in relation to the activist and presidential candidate.