African Action Congress

African Action Congress (AAC) is a left-wing, Nigerian political party created by a Nigerian 2019 presidential aspirant and Publisher at Sahara Reporters; Omoyele Sowore in a bid to contest in the 2019 general elections in the Federal Republic of Nigeria as President.

African Action Congress
LeaderOmoyele Sowore
SecretaryIna Okopi-Aqu
SpokespersonAdeyeye Olorunfemi
FounderOmoyele Sowore
HeadquartersOffice 011, Bolingo Hotel & Towers, (Office Block), Plot 777Independent Avenue, beside American Embassy, Central Business Direct, Abuja.
IdeologyEco-socialism
Pan-Africanism
Anti-imperialism
Anti-capitalism[1]
Political positionLeft-wing
National affiliationCoalition for Revolution (CORE)
International affiliationProgressive International (via the Coalition for Revolution (CORE))[2]
Website
aacparty.org

The Party was launched in Abuja, the country's capital on the 15th of August, 2018. The slogan of the party is, Take it back-action. The Party National Chairman recognized by INEC is Omoyele Sowore.[3][4][5] On Monday 13 May 2019 AAC announces expulsion of Leonard Nzenwa and suspension of other individuals for financial impropriety and anti-party activities.

References
  1. "A People's Manifesto for Total Liberation: The AAC Program for Revolutionary Transformation of Nigeria, 2022" (PDF). African Action Congress. 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  2. "Coalition for Revolution (CORE)". Progressive International.
  3. "African Action Congress – INEC Nigeria". inecnigeria.org. Independent National Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  4. "Sowore support group registers political party". 14 August 2018.
  5. "Sowore To Contest Presidential Election On The Platform of African Action Congress". Sahara Reporters. 14 August 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.