National chairman of African Action Congress (AAC) Dr Leonard Nzenwa has disowned Omoyele Sowore who has declared to run for president in 2023 under the platform of the party.
AAC stated that Sowore was expelled from the party in 2019 and cannot by any stretch of imagination aspire to contest for any election on its platform, adding that the records are there and cannot be controverted.
This is contained in a statement by the national publicity secretary of the party Sylvester Cletus on Tuesday.
The party said this clarification has become necessary following inquiries on the purported declaration for which the party was unaware and never gave consent to.
The statement reads in part, ” The National Secretariat of the party in Abuja has cleared the air that Sowore’s purported intention to contest for president on AAC platform when he knew he had long been expelled from the party shows it is a joke taken too far.”
It said Nigeria’s Presidency is a serious constitutional business for competent, charismatic, passionate and resourceful citizens who have genuine passion and patriotism to provide progressive leadership that will improve the people’s wellbeing and make Nigeria great again and not for people like Sowore.
“However, the party will only entertain eminent, credible, responsible and patriotic Nigerians who share the same ideology, vision and manifesto of African Action Congress aimed at improving the people’s standards of living. Such charismatic personalities will be given the privilege to contest on the party’s platform so long they meet the constitutional requirements for positions they desire.
“AAC tickets are not for those pursuing personal agenda or aggrandisement at the detriment of disrupting national peace, unity, stability, cohesion and advancement,” it added.
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