African Action Congress

Political party in Nigeria

African Action Congress

Leader| Omoyele Sowore
Secretary| Ina Okopi-Aqu
Spokesperson| Adeyeye Olorunfemi
Founder| Omoyele Sowore
Headquarters| Office 011, Bolingo Hotel & Towers, (Office Block), Plot 777Independent Avenue, beside American Embassy, Central Business Direct, Abuja.
Ideology| Pan-Africanism
Anti-imperialism
Anti-capitalism[1]
Political position| Left-wing
National affiliation| Coalition for Revolution (CORE)
International affiliation| Progressive International (via the Coalition for Revolution (CORE))[2]
Website
aacparty.org

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African Action Congress (AAC) is a left-wing, Nigerian political party founded in 2018, by Omoyele Sowore, the founder and publisher of Sahara Reporters.[3]

The slogan of the party is: Take it back. The party's National Chairman recognized by INEC is Omoyele Sowore.[4][5][6] On Monday 13 May 2019, AAC announced expulsion of Leonard Nzenwa and suspension of other individuals for financial impropriety and anti-party activities.[7]

## References

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

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Political parties in Nigeria

Major parties|

* All Progressives Congress
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| Larger 1|

* African Democratic Congress
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* New Nigeria Peoples Party
* Social Democratic Party
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Smaller 2|

* Accord
* Action Alliance
* Action Democratic Party
* Action Peoples Party
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* Zenith Labour Party

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* Action Group
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* National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
* Nigerian National Democratic Party
* Northern Elements Progressive Union
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* Great Nigeria People's Party
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Abacha-era|

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Fourth Republic|

* Action Congress of Nigeria
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* Alliance for Democracy
* Congress for Progressive Change

* 1 Won at least one seat in the 2023 National Assembly election
* 2 Did not win any seats in the 2023 National Assembly election or did not exist
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