Sunday Igboho Faces Backlash After Wearing APC Cap At Olubadan’s Ramadan Lecture
Yoruba nation activist Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has sparked social media debate after he was spotted wearing a fez cap emblazoned with the logo of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at a public event on Tuesday.
Igboho attended the first Ramadan lecture hosted by the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rasheed Ladoja, since the monarch’s coronation. In a video that quickly went viral, the activist was seen greeting Oba Ladoja and the event’s guest lecturer, Chief Imam of Offa, Sheikh Muyideen Salmon, while wearing the APC-branded cap.
The sight immediately drew criticism and comparisons to separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu, with many questioning the consistency of Igboho’s political stance.
On Twitter, one user, #Jaythrilli, wrote: “Sunday Igboho shamelessly gallivanting with an APC cap on. You can’t be fighting for Yoruba freedom and still dine with the people who impoverished the same Yoruba people. Reason I don’t rate him at all.”
Another, #Felixherbt, commented: “For those who still don’t understand what Mazi Nnamdi is fighting for, soon you will all understand. Today, Sunday Igboho is jumping around with the APC cartel. They promised Nnamdi Kanu a political position to win him over; he rejected it. My respect for MNK has doubled.”
User #Admiral_Cyborg added: “From freeing the Yoruba from the claws of the Fulani to kissing the ring. I present to you, Sunday Igboho! This is why Kanu is still in Sokoto.”
On Facebook, Samuel Olafusi expressed his surprise: “Wait, is that an APC cap on his head? If you really join, you become a saint. Why has Nnamdi Kanu not been released? They got punished for the same reasons. Nigeria is truly divided, and we live in a transitional democracy.”
Some, however, offered a more measured perspective. #daddyfemzy said: “You can’t really blame this guy. He was in an asylum, declared wanted by Buhari, dead or alive. The recent APC caucus brokered his return home courtesy of Ladoja. What do you expect? Let’s be practical. If you were him, wouldn’t you?”
The video has reignited conversations about the intersection of activism and politics in Nigeria, raising questions about the paths of prominent separatist figures like Sunday Igboho and Nnamdi Kanu.
