…As Leadership Rift Deepens.
…Calls For Sowore, Others’ Re arrest.
By John Nwokocha, Abuja
The rift in the leadership of the African Action Congress (AAC) deepened Tuesday, as the national chairman of the party, Dr Leonard Nzenwa announced in a statement that it was not connected to the group known as Revolution Now and its planned protest, adding that the AAC has disowned its presidential candidate in 2019 general elections, Mr Omoyole Sowore and other members of the party.
Saying that Sowore is “a long expelled member of the party”, the statement reads in part: “AAC dissociates itself from the so-called Revolution Now and its nefarious activities. The identified ring leader, Omoleye Steven Sowore who is facing treasonable felony and other sundry charges bordering on inciting the people against the Federal Government was suspended by the party on 13th May 2019 and later expelled by the National Convention of the party on 9th August 2019.
“His suspension and expulsion from the party was upheld by the Federal High Court Abuja presided over by Justice I. E. Ekwo in his landmark judgment delivered in Suit No. FCT/ABJ/CS/512/2019, between Dr Leonard Nzenwa and Sowore Omoleye, Malcolm Fabiyi and INEC on 12th July 2019. The judgment also affirmed Dr Leonard Nzenwa as the authentic national chairman of AAC”.
Nzenwa who is also the national chairman of lnter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) reiterated that
“It is obvious that the said Revolution Now kingpin has nothing to do with the party.
AAC had long notified all security agencies, INEC and relevant stakeholders of his expulsion and delisting from the party with other identified co-travelers across the country. The party is alarmed that the Revolution Now kingpin who was arrested, ducked, tried and released on bail has continued to undermine and broke all the bail conditions handed down to him without any consequences, even as the party had sanctioned all those who relate with him”.
“AAC demands that Omoyele Steven Sowore be re-arrested and prosecuted promptly for attempting to incite the public the second time after his botched attempt the last time to do same was nipped in the bud by DSS.
His renewed gambit of parading himself as the party’s member and purported 2023 presidential aspirant on social media with intendment to hoodwink unsuspecting members of the public has also been exposed by the party.
“AAC restates that it has nothing to do with Omoyele Sowore and have expelled others identified with him as we are aware that any entanglement in whatever form will bring our great party to ridicule and disrepute.
Assuring that since AAC was registered as a political party it has been law abiding and operates within the ambit of the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, promoting peace, unity, good governance Nzenwa discloses that the party upholds democratic change of leadership at all levels of governments through credible elections which is the beauty of constitutional governance, as well as ensures it guides its activities.
