African Action Congress (AAC) has explained why its Presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore was not at the Arewa Consultative Forum event held in Kaduna on Tuesday.
Gatekeepers News reports that AAC said Sowore got a letter of invitation to the event but the date, time, and venue of the event were neither communicated to the party nor its Presidential candidate.
AAC in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Femi Adeyeye said, “Till the event happened yesterday October 17th, 2022, neither the party nor the candidate got any reply and there are still no explanations.”
The statement read in part, “In the understanding of events that have played out since the invitation, it is apparent that Sowore might have been deliberately excluded because of the relationship and underhand activities of a partisan individual within the organization. However, we want to restate that the Nigerian elite must take into cognizance that this is a crucial period in the history of Nigeria and Nigerians are seriously tired of recycled leaders.
“Our 2022 mantra; “WeCantContinueLikeThis” envelopes a lot of things that the Nigerian people can no longer tolerate, and this includes the glorification of failed rulers while denying the Nigerian people the opportunity to listen to fresh ideas of liberation.
“The Nigerian masses can no longer tolerate those who not only lack the ability to understand but also lack the political will to do anything reasonable about the myriad of issues bedeviling our space.
“No wonder the whole event ended with “a church rat chasing Holy Communion” – a reply the APC candidate gave when asked about climate change; a global situation that has had deleterious effects on lives and property across Nigeria.”
The AAC noted that “Had we been invited, our robust plan for a Green economy and environmental justice would have been shared among the great community of intellectuals and feedback would have been noted.
“That said, we humbly request an explanation in line with the stated facts. We are open to work, dialogue and share our ideas of liberation with every Nigerian at every given opportunity.”
