Sowore Sparks Outrage: ‘Talon Might Be Using Coup Drama To Tighten His Grip On Power

Former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has cast doubt over the recently thwarted coup attempt in the Benin Republic, suggesting that President Patrice Talon may have had prior knowledge of the plot—and possibly allowed it to progress for political advantage.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

In a post on , the activist and publisher insinuated that Talon might have capitalized on the crisis to divert attention from his declining popularity, especially among opposition groups.

“The situation in Benin raises equally troubling questions. There are strong indications that President @PatriceTalonPR, a deeply shady figure and close ally of Nigeria’s @officialABAT, may have been aware of the coup plot, allowed it to unfold, and then used it as a political diversion to shift public attention away from his growing unpopularity and clamp down on opposition figures as he’s always done,” Sowore wrote.

He argued that political instability in Benin may now be a deliberate strategy:

“In this sense, instability becomes a calculated tool of political survival rather than an unforeseen threat to democracy.”

While reaffirming his firm opposition to military takeovers, Sowore stressed that coups—whether orchestrated or manipulated—are never a remedy for leadership failures.

“Of course, I am opposed to military rule in all its forms. I am allergic to it. Whether invited, staged, or exploited, coups are never a solution to political failure,” he added.

According to him, genuine democratic reforms—not military intervention—are the true path forward.

“The answer to bad civilian leadership is not guns, military jackboots, and camouflage, but accountability, popular struggle, and genuine democracy. #RevolutionNow”

Sowore also drew parallels with the situation in Guinea-Bissau, where a coup attempt was widely perceived as a tactic by the former president to avoid transferring power to a popular opposition figure.

“In Guinea-Bissau, the phony coup unfolded after a criminal former president effectively invited the military to intervene to avoid announcing elections and relinquishing power to an opposition figure with a popular mandate,” he said.

He concluded that recent events in both countries represent political manipulation rather than any sincere attempt to defend democracy:

“It was not a seizure of power to restore order, but a manipulation of force to escape democratic progress.”