African Action Congress
African Action Congress | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Omoyele Sowore |
| Secretary | Ina Okopi-Aqu |
| Spokesperson | Adeyeye Olorunfemi |
| Founder | Omoyele Sowore |
| Founded | August 15, 2018 |
| Headquarters | Office 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 affiliation | Coalition for Revolution (CORE) |
| International affiliation | Progressive International (via the Coalition for Revolution (CORE))[3] |
| Website | |
| aacparty | |
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
- ^ "African Action Congress - Building the Nigeria We Dream Of". aacparty.com. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sowore unveils new party". Daily Trust. 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "African Action Congress – INEC Nigeria". inecnigeria.org. Independent National Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Sowore support group registers political party". Premium Times. 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Sowore To Contest Presidential Election On The Platform of African Action Congress". Sahara Reporters. 14 August 2018.
- ^ "AAC expels Nzenwa from party". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
Sowore is a great politician