The Presidential Candidate of African Action Congress(AAC), Omoyele Sowore has said his disagreement with major Mustapha Hamza is political, saying they came from the military era..
Mr Omoyele Sowore took to his social media handle and said, “I was asked by Chair of the National Peace Committee, General Abubakar Abdusalam to “reconcile” with Major Hamza Mustapha. I was very clear that my disagreement was political, that I have issues with all the military people that annulled the June 12, 1993 elections including him!”

Reacting to this, Gen Abdulsalam Abubakar said “I think you carry so many ideas. By the time you become the president of this country, some of us will leave this country.”

The peace committee chairman, Gen Abdulsalam Abubakar thereby pleads with Sowore to let go and let bygones be bygones.

This has sprouted reactions from the netizen. One of the netizen reacted: Sowore, you are a leader. Bygone cannot be bygone when Nigeria still suffers the consequences of the June 12 election annulment.

It is rooted historically that major mustapha hamza was involved in the annulments of june 12 1993 election and he also aided the killing of MKO Abiola while serving as the chief security officer to gen sanni abacha.

Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Mr. Omoyele Sowore has said that he has better track records than other Presidential candidates in the race. Speaking with Fresh FM, Ibadan the AAC flag bearer said “We are now in the age of democracy and Nigeria became a democratic nation through our track record and that’s far bigger.
“Had I not done that with the young people of then, there wouldn’t be elections or political parties.
“We are the frontrunners in creating the path towards democracy and every other thing I have done ever since then points to the fact that I have been consistent in building and strengthening the culture of democracy in the country without getting paid for it.”

Speaking about the revolution he is aiming at in Nigeria, he said there are no two revolutions.
“I am not trying to build a toyota truck called revolution. It is a revolution that will bring a total change, it will change the course of history, make life great for people in this country, make everything that ought to be for people get to them. Not a system that changes from time to time.”
He said his revolution will ascribe to people the dignity they deserve and ultimately his revolution is for the continent of Africa, where the African man will become proud, owning a resource and processing it, where they don’t have to be rich and poor at the same time.

“There will be solid but revolutionary institutional reforms in which we would deal with the issue of security, power sector, unemployment, education, technology and sustainability.
He said Foundational issues would be about restructuring, changing the Nigerian constitution, ensuring Nigerians define the path of unity, nationhood and progress, peace and prosperity for themselves, just and fair distribution of resources.
Facing the anchors he said, “You will understand what it means to have a revolution when you live under a revolutionary government.”

Speaking on education, he said in his time no classrooms in the university should have more than twenty five students. He said he was a lecturer in two universities in New York and the largest class was twenty seven students. He said he wants to create a learning and conducive environment.
In summary, Mr Omoyele Sowore spoke about electricity. He said to have permanent electricity in Nigeria, within his first two years in office, he would push towards ten thousand additional megawatts of electricity and ensure that by his fourth year, he has done twenty thousands megawatts of electricity.

The presidential candidate of African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore said in an interview on agidigbo 88.7FM, Ibadan that he wants to be the president of Nigeria because the country is not progressing as it should. That’s why he came back to join politics to change the status quo.

He said they never trusted the politicians when they were student leaders. He benefited from awolowo’s free education and he wants to replicate that. The human right activist said he would do whatever it takes to impact humanity.

He revealed that AAC couldn’t have more than eighteen gubernatorial candidates out of the thirty six states due to the issues with the party usurpers.

Addressing his idea on marijuana, He mentioned that cannabis is medicinal and it has commercial value like cocoa. He said the country can generate revenue from legalizing cannabis.

Speaking about his opponents he said Atiku, the presidential candidate of PDP has been the vice president of Nigeria and his administration did not invest in education but privatized universities, making it hard for common people to go to school.
He said Obi did not build any hospital he can go to for treatment, nor build any standardized school.
He said Tinubu has no progressive record and he is not physically fit.

He disputes the news of the supposed misappropriation of his election funds now and then. I have been transparent and accountable, that was just a mere propaganda against my personality, he said.

Speaking on his relationship with the PRP, he said there is an alliance between the People’s Redemption Party and his party, African Action Congress.

Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore has said he has never stopped campaigning since the 2019 elections. He made this statement at an interview with Jamz FM Ibadan. According to the human rights activist, the difference this time around is that there is an alliance with another political party with similar ideology and the people who believed him more than the last time would entrust their votes in electing him.
“If for instance you didn’t believe me when i said in 2019 that there is police brutality, you would probably believe after #Endsars. If you did not believe in 2019 when i said the economy is hard, you are probably feeling it now because you’ve seen what the value of naira has become. I’ve kept speaking about these issues and putting out ideas to solve them and nobody can say it didn’t come to pass. However, I am not in this race to become a certified protester or a prophet. I am here to change the narrative because of history, he said.”

Mr Sowore refutes that he has always been talking about education, sports, economy and not only corruption and insecurity. He said he is the only presidential candidate that has joined the students in fighting for the reopening of their schools and as a sportsman, he is always involved in sports. He has talked about how to solve electricity problems and varieties of things as to challenges facing the country. Corruption in Nigeria is aided by the refusal of the system to advance the processing of wealths, he made mention in response to his explicit talk on corruption without touching other aspects.
“We can blog our contracting with blockchain technology such that the e money that is involved can be tracked to the last person. This will reduce corruption significantly, he said in addition.”

Addressing the statement that people see him more as a human right activist than a politician, comrade Sowore replied that the primary job of a politician is to protect the rights of people who have elected them. “I am an honest person, that’s why I don’t like being referred to as a politician.
You should trust me because I have demonstrated over three decades that I can be trusted. Anybody who puts his life on the line for a course should be trusted. Politicians don’t do that. They will rather sacrifice the country for their own personal interest.
He said he has no blemish record. He has never been involved in any shady business nor collected any contract before. He said one of the decisions he took when he founded Sahara reporters was never to collect any government advertisement.
My activities have shown character, integrity and resilience. Someone who has all these qualities combined together can be banked with, he said.”
He further asked a rhetorical question, “who would you keep your money with, atiku tinubu or sowore?”

Addressing the question on trust, the presidential candidate said individuals should be judged based on what they choose to do in life. He said his calling is to fight for the rights of others and durings his time he brought about something that was scarce in Nigeria for a long time which was democracy.
He has stopped powerful people from abusing the rights of others. He has been a university lecturer who impacts knowledge. He has built a brand(Sahara Reporters) that employs and trains young people.
He said he has done what he chose to do very well and if he was to be a soldier, he would be a general by now.
He claimed his opponents who once governed a state before had nothing to show for it.
He said he wants to project a different example on how to be a public servant either officially or unofficially. “I have served the public as a citizen of this country and if I have the chance I will serve in an official capacity as the president.

Speaking today at Impact Radio, Ibadan, Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress has said that his party, the AAC is a party created and dominated by young people.
He said, “AAC has no youth leader because it was created and dominated by the youths. He said the youths have always been at the frontline of political activities in nigeria. The youths fought for independence and won. They also fought for democracy and won.
He mentioned that other political parties should also allow their youths to take up important positions in their parties.

Addressing the identified problems of the country, he said the problems are two-fold; Institutional problems and foundational problems which is the bigger problem.
To resolve the issue of foundation problem is to create a brand new constitution which would be agreed upon by all Nigerians.
He said the constitution currently in use was created by the military using a decree, without considering if people want to coexist peacefully.
“Restructuring for a lot of people depends on where they come from. It has different definitions for different people. Nigeria is a diverse country. While some people want state police, some want to control their resources, some said it’s about devolution of power, whereas all these are not enshrined in the constitution. Amending the constitution is a waste of time and resources. A brand new constitution that is all encompassing is what is needed, he said in a response to a question on restructuring.

Speaking on structures, Sowore said the structures of a political organization are the people. The people form their own structures and pledge allegiance to candidates from time to time as it suits their own agenda. The structures on display are the transactional structures which are only used in election period. That is not a structure but a stomach infrastructure. He urged the people to constitute the structure of any genuine political movement. Any structure that is not rooted in the in the minds of the people is not worthy to be called a structure, he said.

Revealing his plans for the people as president, he said, “Our plans are based on SPICERHEATT, an acronym of our blueprints. It starts with SECURITY, POWER because no country in the world has ever industrialized and prosper without electricity. INFRASTRUCTURE, dealing with CORRUPTION, ECONOMIC system that allows nigeria to participate fully in the economy progress of the country and RESTRUCTURING, HEALTH, EDUCATION AGRICULTURE, TOURISM and TECHNOLOGY. This can be found on www.sowore 2023.org, he said.”
Sowore said implementing these ideas is very easy. There are several sources in which electricity can be generated, like biogas.
He also mentioned that the waste generated from Lagos State alone can generate electricity for the whole southwest.

Concerning education, he said he will properly invest in education and make education free at all levels. It is not rocket science. It has happened before, he said.

He also reiterated thee plan of the AAC to pay one hundred thousand study allowance to students every semester. He said ASUU could be allowed to go on strike because the government is less concerned about the common man and they don’t want the common person to get educated while they keep sending their wards to private schools and abroad.

Addressing a question about his credentials and his source of income today on Space FM Ibadan, Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Mr. Sowore said he went to the university of lagos for his B.sc degree(1982-1995), he obtained his masters degree in public administration, columbia university. He founded Sahara reporters, an online media platform and he has also taught in two universities in the United states of america.
He said his political activities are also being sponsored by the people, using fundraising.

He proceeded further to make a case for electronic voting as a panacea for electoral malpractices.
Mr. Sowore said the way forward to rigging of election, over voting, ballot snatching, and electoral violence in Nigeria is electronic voting.
He said if people can do money transactions on their mobile gadgets, they should also be able to vote their leaders online like it is done in Brazil, instead of going through the stress of traveling interstates and queuing.
He mentioned that nigeria leaders are not ready for this advancement because it would be hard for them to rig and get involved in other forms of electoral malpractices to help them win.

Addressing questions on insecurity, he said mobilization of armed forces can only do little. Instead, the roots of the problem, which is the high rate of unemployment, poverty and education underfunding should be looked into and resolved.

Mr. Sowore further urged the people of Nigeria to forsake the structures that have brought them and the country by extension to no good.
He said the person that should be given the opportunity to govern the country should be someone of unquestionable character. The one who has pro people ideas and emotional intelligence, exposure and intellectual capacity, irrespective of the tribe, ethnic and religion should be elected to change the status quo.

WHAT Is The State of The Nation?

– In six weeks time, if INEC does not change its calendar, there will be a general election in this country.

– General Elections are moments of national decision making in any representative democracy.

– Nigeria opted for a civilian government in this republic after 15 years of military rule: from one General to another.

– Military rule did not improve citizens standard of living; nor did it give us freedom; it only gave us a few big men who became wealthy and unaccountable at our expense. It produced the billionaire generals. And you know them, don’t you?

– Yet some people say that military dictatorship gave us security, law and order. But they forgot that it also gave us coups, firing squads, and counter coups. Is that stability?

– The military itself accepted its own failure when it bowed to pro-democracy pressures mounted by the people to hand over power to civilians in 1999.

– Twenty Two years of civilian rule has not produced the benefits of democracy that we all dreamed of.

– The two dominant political parties that have been in power in the last 22 years are the PDP and the APC.

– Between the two of them the result has been the same for the Nigerian masses:

› Enriching politicians and impoverishing the people; making their families prosper and the rest of us wretched; and using their associates to siphon off public money, while the rest of us sink deeper into poverty.

› Insecurity is now a regular way of life.

› Crimes, criminality, drug abuse, prostitution, and urban violence no longer shock anyone.

› Youth unemployment is at an all time high, and growing side by side with the population.

› Family income for the majority can’t provide their daily bread. Many homes are facing starvation on daily basis.

› Government itself has accepted that poverty has increased in the country. What it is yet to accept is the fact that wealth has greatly increased among its ranks, especially the fat cats.

THE Question is, what did they promise us when they first assumed office?

Remember?

– To improve the economy, the value of the Naira, the quality of life.

– To create jobs for the youth.

– To defeat terrorism and reclaim territories occupied by terrorists in the North-East.

– To drastically reduce, if not eliminate, corruption in government.

President Buhari’s famous quote was: ‘If Nigeria does not kill corruption, corruption will kill Nigeria’.

Where are we today?

HAS the regime not failed?

Look at your lives and ask yourselves, are we better off?

Surely, we are not.

THEN we must ask, what is wrong with the Nigerian ruling class that it cannot produce development?

– What is wrong with the PDP, the APC, and the leadership of the Labour Party (that is an offshoot of both), that collectively they have produced the worst form of poverty in just 22 years? while in that same period the Chinese were able to lift four times Nigeria’s population (850 million) out of absolute poverty in their land.

THE answer is part of the reason why we have assembled here.

WHY This Mass Mobilisation Congress?

1. We are here to say No to poverty as a permanent way of life.

2. We are here to say that we cannot cooperate in our own exploitation by voting for the same people and political parties that have ruined our present and stolen the future of our children.

3. We are here to say that we are opposed to the four weapons that the dominant parties have used to entrench poverty amongst our people. These are:

1. Taking government property, under the cover of privatisation, and turning it into private property for the benefit of greedy billionaires.

2. Rreckless borrowing from abroad, and at home, in the name of ghost projects that add little or no value to the lives of the masses, and yet impose a debt burden on us for generations to come.

3. Grand corruption at every level and tier of government, making it it impossible to transact normal business with government agencies without undue cost to the citizen.

4. Using public office to acquire large expanse of land at the expense of the ordinary people; while absentee farmers now rule the rural areas; with unoccupied luxury mansions spread across our major cities, where homelessness has become a common currency. Urban poverty is a breeding ground for violent crimes and political thuggery.

In short, less than one percent of Nigerians now own nearly all the property in the country, while the rest of us struggle over what is left.

This kind of unjust social system cannot guarantee democracy, human rights, freedom or good quality of life to the masses. It can only waste people from generation to generation.

How long can this continue?

OUR Alternative Program is the answer.

This is based on our diagnosis of the core problem.

– First will be security sector reform. We will purge corrupt and self serving officers from all branches of our security architecture; and promote exemplary officers, giving them quality training and good reward; including security of tenure and guaranteed welfare in retirement. In essence, world class professionalism is our security sector reform mission. But this will be citizens friendly and community embedded.

– We will reverse and probe the privatisation exercise, and seek to bring back strategic national assets such as electricity, telecommunications, iron and steel industry, and petroleum under purposeful state control and shared management.

The big private sector will exist and complement the public sector, but it will not profit at its detriment.

– Thirdly, we will probe all foreign and domestic state debts; and freeze further borrowing, while ditching all unverifiable and dubious debts. Let those who procure them pay with their stolen assets.

– Fourthly, we will restore government to its leading role as regulator and essential public service provider; common owner and manager of the strategic sectors of the economy. This will give a new lease of life to the public service, and restore its prestige and sense of purpose, unlike today where civil servants go to the office not knowing what they are there for, as they have lost all sense of purpose under a deliberate programme of public sector destruction, disguised as public sector reform.

Our fifth policy proposal is to decisively deal with grand corruption. Here we intend to introduce the death penalty for anyone who embezzles N50 million and above. Amounts below this threshold will attract between five years and life imprisonment, depending on the gravity of the offence and the sum involved. In all instances there will be no option of fine. And assets recovery will be fully enforced. This is to make grand corruption very costly to the life of the corrupt, and fighting it attractive to the state.

Corrupt free and technically competent officials will be the Brahmins of the public service. As stated earlier, reward, tenure security, and retirement benefits will be made competitive and assured. For us, pensioners will co-manage their pension schemes, and seniors who have served the nation well will not be left to die as paupers. To so do is a crime against public service ethics.

Item six is the core. It is education. This is a human right. It is not a privilege in this century. Without it Nigeria will have no future. Therefore public education at all levels will function as a human right. That means, it is not a free favour of government, it is your justiciable right as a citizen to have it from pre-primary to university level.

Then there is land reform. Agriculture cannot prosper if peasants don’t have access to land, or if our land tenure system is not transformed. Here we will beat down the steps and procedures for peasants to access cooperative land and certificates of occupancy that can be used to acquire farming loans and related benefits.

And then we will bring back life into local governments and rural cooperatives as vehicles for improving farming and transforming agriculture generally.

There is more to be said. But this is what I can offer in 15 minutes. We will print out party program in our own tongue for all of you to digest and propagate.

With what I have said you can now see why our politics must be one of opposing the system and not joining it.

Our alliance with the AAC is therefore built around shared interest in the politics of uplifting the living standards and social rights of the working masses. It is this same politics that produced the historic PRP governments of Kano and Kaduna states in the second republic. We not only have done it before, we can do it again by, using the language of Aminu Kano, which is to say, “Na ki”, that is, “No” to oppression and exploitation.

We will not vote for more poverty and economic collapse, as the World Bank have forecasted for Nigeria in 2023.

We must protest by voting for the Alliance of Redemption: that is, the PRP-AAC Alliance. This is the beginning of the left front that we have been trying to build across the country. It is the beginning of the ballot revolution to transform Nigeria into a country fit for the good life in this century.

PRP NASARA!
PRP VICTORY!

PRP-AAC ALLIANCE NASARA!
PRP-AAC ALLIANCE VICTORY!

The African Action Congress, AAC and the People’s Redemption Party, PRP today sealed their alliance at the Malam Aminu Kano house in Kano.

The town hall meeting which saw massive participation of the people of Kano had in attendance, states’ and national leadership of the Abdulmajid Yakubu led PRP– Vanguard. Also attendance is the Governorship candidate of the AAC, Engr. Sanni Yankasai, state and national leadership of the African Action Congress led by it’s Presidential candidate, Mr. Omoyele Sowore.

In a speech delivered on behalf of the PRP by it’s national chairman, Mr. Abdulmajid Yakubu, he acknowledged Omoyele Sowore’s effort in fighting for the people of Nigeria including #Endsars where he took a lead role, and also secured the release of scores of young people arrested in the course of the massive youth uprising. He urged all members of the PRP and the entire people of Nigeria to come out in their numbers to elect the AAC’s candidates’ Omoyele Sowore as President, and Engr. Sanni Yankasai as Kano state governor.

The Northwest coordinator of the PRP said the alliance was possible based on both party’s ideologies that tilt towards socialism.

Delivering his speech, Sowore said, “Today we are very happy to be in kano. Kano is the home of the truth for nigeria. Kano is one of the liberal city for development and democracy and we are happy that we are not among the politicians you know and call ‘munafik bazan’. PRP from time immemorial has been a party of truth. AAC is also a party of truth, but we are younger than PRP.

He said the alliance that happened today has been prophesied by Alhaji Balarabe Musa in 2018 at kaduna, where he invited them to come and join the PRP.
“Our conviction is that we will defeat the elements that have brought poverty to the north, east and south, insecurity and all the problems that the apc, pdp and their affiliates have brought to nigeria.
He said he is very proud that within the shortest period of time, this country has witnessed an alliance it has never witnessed before.
“They keep decamping, they pay for decamping everyday but ours is an alliance and it is so strong.
He assured the people that as soon as he takes over power in 2023, poverty and insecurity will come to an end and prosperity will come to light.
“We will build a fast railway from Lagos to kano. We will ensure that young people go to university which will not be shut down due to nonpayment of staff. We will make sure education is free, he said.”
“Our combination is the most powerful kinetic combination in the history of nigeria and we will make sure we deliver nigeria from the hands of the buccaneers that have ruined nigeria. Those corrupt people that have made Nigeria a laughing stock and poverty headquarters of the world.

A major highlight of the event was when both parties signed a memorandum of understanding for the alliance after which Omoyele Sowore was officially announced as the Presidential candidate of the historical alliance between both left leaning parties.

One of the stakeholders in an interview with a journalist said “It is fantastic, this is a history in nigeria. The beginning of the end of exploiters, those who stole our money and left us in poverty.

Addressing the press, the vice presidential candidate of the AAC/PRP alliance, Barr. Haruna Magashi esq said, “We are here for a purpose and we have achieved it. We have signed the memorandum of understanding on the alliance between AAC and PRP here in kano. It is a national accord and with this, we have a high chance to be able to rescue nigeria.”

Honourable, another member of the PRP leadership said “We are here today for this business to take back nigeria. And the best thing that has happened recently in the political realm is this alliance.
He said very soon, people will begin to see the truth coming forth.
“We have signed life, prosperity, security and a sound economy. We are now supporting these young men( Sowore/Magashi) to take back what belongs to us, honorable said.

Sowore with the press said “ It is a historical day for the Nigerian people. This is an alliance of the oppressed. The alliance of the most ideological party to have roamed the surface of the Nigerian political space. We are proud to be part of it and we believe we will deliver real victory and justice to nigeria of our dream. It is a pleasure that this is happening, thank you.”

African Action Congress (AAC), Ogun State Chapter has vowed to fight unemployment, as it inaugurated a 4,000 campaign Committee in four Local Government and constituencies in the State.

The AAC Governorship Candidate, Hon. Adeyemi Harrison vowed to fight unemployment in the state by employing 10,000 youths every month, if elected as the Governor.

Adeyemi said this at the 1,000 man committee inauguration on Sunday, which was held in Abeokuta South and Odeda Local Government Area in Ogun State

While addressing journalists, Harrison disclosed that he is interested in reviving Ogun State as he promised to employ not less than 10,000 youth every month.

He explained that youths in every district would be employed, stressing that he would complete all the road projects of the former Governor Ibikunle Amosun across Ogun State.

Meanwhile, the Party Chairman in Ogun State, Mr Adesina Afolabi, added that the inauguration of 1,000 man campaign committee at each local government has covered four major local governments so far, and would span into other local government areas in the course of the campaign.

He explained that the 4,000 man campaign committee inauguration would see to the mobilisation of electorates for the party and it’s candidates.

In his words, “1000 Campaign committee are meant to sensitize the voters accross there LG Area and we have done four local governments so far.

“Abeokuta South, Odeda Local Government, Ijebu North and East LG, Ijebu Ode LG and we have Inaugurate 4,000 so far in 4 LG area

“The expectations are to go to various community to mobilize voter’s and to Mobilize more members into the party and ask them not to vote for Thieves.” Afolabi submitted.

In the same vein, the Candidate, Harrison lamented the denial of local government autonomy, saying traditional rulers and local communities would be affected.

He added that during his administration, Local Governments in the state would be given autonomy, fostering progressive development in the communities.

Speaking on agriculture, Hon. Harrison pledged that he would revive the nine reserve areas for Cotton, Rubber and Timbers in Ogun State, lamenting that only one is functioning among the nine reserves.

He also stated that he would make education free for tertiary institutions in Ogun state and also make sure both federal government roads and the state-owned roads in Ogun state are motorable.

He therefore urged Ogun residents not to vote for the wrong party as they have done in the past.

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Presidential candidate of African Action Congress, Mr. Omoyele Sowore arrives Kano today in preparation for the Northwest congress of the People’s Redemption Party scheduled to hold on Monday, 16th of January, 2023.

The National congress amongst other things has been convened to mobilize support for the Sowore/Magashi ticket, and seal off the alliance between both political parties — the AAC and PRP.

Recall that an earlier congress of the PRP held in Northeast Gombe had declared support for the Presidential candidate of the AAC, Mr. Omoyele Sowore. This was then followed by a joint press conference of the two aligning political parties at the NUJ secretariat, Abuja.

Also expected to be in attendance are the Northwest chairpersons of the African Action Congress and some principal officers of the AAC.