Some Nigerians Accepting N1000 To Protest Against Me Shows There's Serious Hunger Under Tinubu - Sowore | Sahara Reporters
Sowore made this known on Saturday after sharing a video on social media in which a man confronted a group of protesters, accusing them of allowing themselves to be used as political pawns for the meagre sum.
Nigerian human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has condemned the biting economic hardship under President Bola Tinubu, saying it has become so dire that some citizens accepted as little as N1000 to participate in "paid protests" against him (Sowore).
Sowore made this known on Saturday after sharing a video on social media in which a man confronted a group of protesters, accusing them of allowing themselves to be used as political pawns for the meagre sum.
The protesters had reportedly been mobilised to denounce Sowore for his persistent criticism of prominent political figures, including former Anambra State governor Peter Obi and ex-Senate President Bukola Saraki.
"Some Nigerians accepting N1000 to protest against me shows there's serious hunger under the Bola Tinubu administration,” Sowore wrote on Saturday, pointing to the incident as a symptom of the broader economic suffering affecting millions of Nigerians.
Sowore, who has long been a vocal critic of successive Nigerian governments, reiterated his commitment to speaking out against corruption, bad governance, and what he described as the manipulation of the masses by political elites.
SaharaReporters had reported that in a video, a man confronted the group of hired protesters in Abuja who were allegedly paid ₦1000 each to demonstrate against Nigerian human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore.
The man pointedly asked them to reflect on their own lives, warning that they would soon be the same people complaining about the government, despite actively enabling its dysfunction.
He had condemned the protesters for wearing customised shirts that accused Sowore of wrongdoing, saying their actions were deeply hypocritical.
According to the man, receiving ₦1,000 to attack someone who exposes corruption showed a troubling lack of integrity and accountability.
He said, "You collected ₦1,000 to come and blackmail someone here. If you had the money to buy the car I’m driving, you wouldn’t have collected ₦1,000 to come and blackmail Sowore. If you truly had your own money, you would never stoop so low.
"You wore a shirt saying “Sowore is a chief blackmailer” just because of ₦1,000, and you're claiming “na Nigeria we dey.” You and who dey Nigeria?
"Look at your lives—soon you'll be saying the government is bad, yet your behavior is worse than the government’s. You wear a shirt accusing Sowore, and you want me to keep quiet because someone gave you money?"
