According to the AAC, concerns had previously been raised regarding the judge's impartiality, leading to a formal application seeking his recusal from the matter.
The African Action Congress (AAC) has condemned the revocation of the bail granted to its presidential candidate and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, describing the action as an abuse of judicial powers and part of a wider campaign of political persecution.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, and signed by its Acting National Chairman, Pastor Samuel Ajeigbe, the party accused Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, of demonstrating bias in the handling of the case involving Sowore.
The statement, titled "AAC Rejects State-Sponsored Injustice Against Omoyele Sowore, Condemns Justice Mohammed Garba Umar's Abuse of Judicial Powers," said the party "vehemently rejects the latest act of judicial recklessness and state-sponsored persecution orchestrated against our presidential candidate and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, by Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court, Abuja."
According to the AAC, concerns had previously been raised regarding the judge's impartiality, leading to a formal application seeking his recusal from the matter.
