Sowore’s remand in Kuje prison ‘dangerous regression’ for Nigeria’s democracy – Obi

The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has condemned the remand of activist Omoyele Sowore in Kuje Correctional Centre, describing the development as a ‘worrying signal for the state of Nigerian democracy .’
Posting on his verified X handle, Obi warning against any pattern that gives the impression of state institutions being used to suppress dissent, restrict press freedom, or shrink the space available for civic engagement. He said that vigilance is required whenever the machinery of the state appears to bear down on government critics.
The former Anambra State governor said that a democracy cannot be built on silencing opposing voices, and t...