He was one of the contestants in the 2019 Nigerian presidential election and emerged 10th position with 33,953 votes ahead of other new entrants to the race like Fela Durotoye of the ANN, who polled 16,779, and Kingsley Moghalu YPP, who garnered 21,886 votes.
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Omoyele Sowore Profile
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Full Name: Omoyele SoworeDate of birth: 16th February 1971
Age: 48 years
Nationality: Nigeria
Education: University of Lagos, Columbia University
Wife: Opeyemi Oluwole
Children:
Occupation: Politician, blogger, human rights activist, lecturer, writer
Political party: African Action Congress (AAC)
Net worth: $8 million
Omoyele Sowore Biography, Date Of Birth, Family, Early Life, Education
His academic program at LASU was extended by two extra years after being expelled twice for student activism and other political reasons. Sowore was the LASU Student Union Government (SUG) president between 1992 and 1994. During his time as SUG president, he was keenly involved in anti-corruption and anti-cultism. Omoyele Sowore holds a Master degree in Public Administration from Columbia University.
Career
Omoyele Sowore's goal for starting the Sahara Reporters was to fight against corrupt and wrong government practices. He started the online news agency in 2006, in a small room in Manhattan, New York.
As part of Sowore's policy, Sahara Reporters doesn't accept financial support from the Nigerian government. The news agency is supported by grants donated by the Omidyar Foundation and Ford Foundation.
Activism
In 1992, Sowore led more than 5,000 students in a protest against the Nigerian government and the protest led to the death of 7 people. He was arrested and tortured by the Nigerian military.
Omoyele Sowore was also involved in the demand for democratic government taking over military rule in June 12, 1993. This also resulted into several arrests and life threatening treatments by government officials.
In 2019, Omoyele Sowore announced one of the biggest revolution to happen in the country on the 5-08-2019 in Lagos and Abuja. The revolution movement was named; #RevolutionNow and its major aim is to stage the biggest protest in removing the government of the day base on their corrupt practices. Sowore was however arrested on the 2nd of August, few days to the protest by the DSS.
Omoyele Sowore Net Worth
Omoyele Sowore is the founder of Sahara Reporters, one of the biggest online news agency in Africa. He has an estimated net worth of $8 million.
Social Media Handles And Websites
Instagram @yelesho
Twitter @yelesowore
Facebook Omoyele Sowore
LinkedIn Omoyele Sowore
www.sowore2019.org
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