African Action Congress Suspends Omoyele Sowore

• African Action Congress Suspends Omoyele Sowore

Omoyele Sowore, the Presidential candidate of African Action Congress in the just concluded presidential election, has been suspended by the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the same party he founded.

The committee accused the publisher of Sahara Reporters, who doubled as the national chairman of the party, of anti-party activities.

Dr. Leonard Ezenwa, the acting National Chairman, AAC, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja.

He said Abayomi Francis Olufemi has been appointed as the Deputy National Chairman.

He further said the allegation bordered “particularly on inflow of illegal foreign funds into the party and personally retaining same in contravention of Section 225 (3)(4) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), together with eight others.”

But when the Head of Media and Public Relations, Sowore Campaign Organisation, Rachel Onamusi-Kpiasi was contacted, she said “Leonard (Ezenwa) has been suspended from the party for anti-party activities for months and is in no position to suspend the national chairman;” adding, “I will send a fully formed press release shortly.”

Leonard, however, insisted Omoyele Sowore; and eight others, including its Deputy National Chairman (South West), Ogunlana Rotimi Jacob, has been suspended for a period of six months over alleged anti-party activities.