Sowore Fires Back At SERAP: “Others Refused To Declare Assets, Why The Silence?

African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has challenged the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) over its renewed call for presidential candidates to publicly declare their assets ahead of the 2027 election.

Sowore said he had already declared his assets when SERAP made a similar appeal ahead of the 2023 presidential election, questioning why the organisation did not take legal action against other candidates who failed to comply.

Reacting to SERAP’s latest demand, Sowore maintained that he declared his assets after the organisation made its call in 2023.

He, however, accused SERAP of remaining silent when other presidential candidates allegedly failed to make similar disclosures.

The AAC candidate challenged the organisation to explain why it did not approach the courts to compel those candidates to declare their assets before the 2023 election.

Sowore wrote, “My Assets were declared when you made the call in 2023. Others refused to declare their assets, yet you kept completely mute about them. Why not sue them to force them to declare their asset before election? #Sowore2027.”

His reaction followed SERAP’s appeal to presidential candidates, including President Bola Tinubu, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and other contenders, to publicly declare their assets and liabilities ahead of the 2027 polls.

The organisation also urged the candidates to disclose the legitimate sources of their wealth and commit to rejecting vote-buying and other forms of electoral bribery.

SERAP said candidates seeking the country’s highest political office should be willing to provide Nigerians with information about their financial interests before asking for their votes.