African Action Congress
African Action Congress | |
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Leader | Omoyele Sowore |
Secretary | Ina Okopi-Aqu |
Spokesperson | Adeyeye Olorunfemi |
Founder | Omoyele Sowore |
Headquarters | Office 011, Bolingo Hotel & Towers, (Office Block), Plot 777Independent Avenue, beside American Embassy, Central Business Direct, Abuja. |
Ideology | Eco-socialism Pan-Africanism Anti-imperialism Anti-capitalism[1] |
Political position | Left-wing |
National affiliation | Coalition for Revolution (CORE) |
International affiliation | Progressive International (via the Coalition for Revolution (CORE))[2] |
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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.
The Party was launched in Abuja, the country's capital on 15 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[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Coalition for Revolution (CORE)". Progressive International.
- ^ "African Action Congress – INEC Nigeria". inecnigeria.org. Independent National Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Sowore support group registers political party". 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Sowore To Contest Presidential Election On The Platform of African Action Congress". Sahara Reporters. 14 August 2018.
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- Eco-socialist parties
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