African Action Congress

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African Action Congress
Leader Omoyele Sowore
Secretary Ina Okopi-Aqu
Spokesperson Adeyeye Olorunfemi
FounderOmoyele Sowore
FoundedAugust 15, 2018 (2018-08-15)
HeadquartersOffice 011, Bolingo Hotel & Towers, (Office Block), Plot 777Independent Avenue, beside American Embassy, Central Business Direct, Abuja.
Ideology Pan-Africanism
Anti-imperialism
Eco-socialism [1]
Anti-capitalism [2]
Political position Left-wing
National affiliationCoalition for Revolution (CORE)
International affiliation Progressive International (via the Coalition for Revolution (CORE)) [3]
Website
aacparty.org

African Action Congress (AAC) is a left-wing, Nigerian political party founded in 2018, by Omoyele Sowore, the founder and publisher of Sahara Reporters. [4]

The slogan of the party is: Take it back. The party's National Chairman recognized by INEC is Omoyele Sowore. [5] [6] [7] On Monday 13 May 2019, AAC announced expulsion of Leonard Nzenwa and suspension of other individuals for financial impropriety and anti-party activities. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "African Action Congress - Building the Nigeria We Dream Of". aacparty.com. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Coalition for Revolution (CORE)". Progressive International.
  4. ↑ "Sowore unveils new party". Daily Trust. 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  5. ↑ "African Action Congress – INEC Nigeria". inecnigeria.org. Independent National Electoral Commission . Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Sowore support group registers political party". 14 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Sowore To Contest Presidential Election On The Platform of African Action Congress". Sahara Reporters. 14 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "AAC expels Nzenwa from party". Vanguard. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
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