OMOYELE SOWORE ANNOUNCES MERGER OF AAC WITH PRP

The African Action Congress (AAC) and a faction of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) have announced an alliance ahead of the 2023 general election.

The parties also presented Omoyele Sowore of the AAC as their joint presidential candidate.

The alliance was announced on Monday at a press conference in Abuja.

Mr Sowore represented the AAC, while the PRP faction was led by Abdulmajeed Dauda, with other members of the two parties.

Falalu Bello is listed on the website of INEC as the national chairman of the PRP while Kola Abiola, son of Moshood Abiola, is recognised as the party’s presidential candidate.

Speaking on the alliance, Mr Sowore said the alliance is between the authentic AAC and PRP, and it is aimed at rescuing Nigeria from the grip of the two major parties – the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

He added that while “we are not against Kola Abiola version of the PRP, we are in alliance with Aminu Kano PRP.

The other political parties are not different. What we know is that APC was formed by those who defected from the PDP,” he said.

On his part, Mr Dauda described the Falalu–led PRP as “reactionary forces” attempting to hijack the party and derail it from its leftist ideology.

He stated that they are still in court to “recover the party” from the people with neo-liberal ideology.

Mr Bello could not be reached for comments on the development.