Comedian Acapella has slammed activist Sowore over claims linking Peter Obi to Abacha-era dealings.
He accused Sowore of twisting facts and questioned his moral authority in Nigeria’s political discourse.
Popular comedian Acapella has openly condemned Omoyele Sowore after the activist made a series of heavy allegations against prominent Nigerian political figures, including Labour Party’s Peter Obi.
Sowore, in a series of social media posts, named several past and present leaders, among them President Bola Tinubu, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai, and ex-Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, accusing them of contributing to Nigeria’s deep-rooted corruption.
In one of his widely circulated posts, Sowore wrote: “I did not join Bola Ahmed Tinubu in distributing hroin and ccaine in Chicago. I did not join Atiku Abubakar in looting the Nigerian Customs dry.”
He didn’t stop there. Sowore went on to drag more names into the conversation, including David Mark and Peter Obi. It was his comment about Obi that stirred strong reactions from the public and Acapella in particular. Sowore claimed: “I did not join Peter Obi at the Tin Can Ports while he cleared goods for Sani Abacha when the same Abacha that was dismantling Nigeria brick by brick.”
Responding sharply on X (Twitter), Acapella defended Obi and accused Sowore of distorting history to suit a personal agenda. He stated: “First off, Peter never worked for the Abacha government, you lying unrepentant wanna-be hero.”
He clarified that Obi’s brief presence at Tin Can Port was a voluntary effort to help ease congestion at the time, and that it was neither a government appointment nor a paid position. Acapella continued: “Obi never received any salary for the few months he helped decongest the port, neither was he documented as an official appointee of the Abacha government.”
Not done, Acapella also brought up Sowore’s political involvement in 2015, particularly his strong support for then-candidate Muhammadu Buhari, a decision that many Nigerians now view as a costly mistake.
“Whatever you didn’t do isn’t my concern. The mere fact that you were the chief propagandist in bringing in that disaster, Buhari, into power in 2015, you have no morals to point out who is corrupt and who isn’t,” he wrote.
The exchange has fueled intense online debate, with users taking sides over Sowore’s motives and Acapella’s blunt defense of Obi. For many, it highlights growing divisions among public figures over Nigeria’s political history and who gets to tell it.
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