The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, has returned to Nigeria from the United States to resume his campaign ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
Sowore disclosed his return in a statement issued to journalists on Sunday, expressing excitement about reuniting with his family and returning to the country after spending more than 20 months away.
According to the AAC candidate, his departure from Nigeria followed what he described as arrests, detention, travel restrictions and the seizure of his international passport by Nigerian security agencies.
While in the United States, Sowore said he engaged with Nigerians in the diaspora, supporters, activists and other stakeholders on the state of the country and his political agenda.
He also disclosed that he participated in a solidarity march for Palestine in New York and continued his advocacy for voting rights for Nigerians living abroad.
Sowore reiterated his commitment to ensuring greater participation of Nigerians in the diaspora in the country’s democratic process, saying an AAC administration would pursue the implementation of diaspora voting if elected in 2027.
The presidential candidate said he was expected to arrive at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos before proceeding to Abuja.
He also said he would continue attending court proceedings relating to the cybercrime case instituted against him by the Department of State Services in 2025.
Sowore described his return as the beginning of another phase of his nationwide campaign ahead of the 2027 election.
“I plan to engage workers, students, youths, women, farmers, traders, professionals and communities across the country,” he said.
He said the engagements would focus on political, social and economic issues contained in the AAC’s 2027 agenda.
According to Sowore, the campaign would seek to mobilise Nigerians around issues including equal rights, justice, peace, security and economic development.
He said the 2027 election would provide Nigerians with an opportunity to determine the direction of the country’s political leadership.
“My campaign will continue to advocate fundamental political, social and economic transformation,” he said.
Sowore added that he remained committed to taking his message directly to Nigerians across the country.
“I will continue the campaign and engagements with Nigerians as the 2027 election approached,” he said.
