After announcing Sowore’s expulsion, AAC’s ‘new Chairman’ denounces #RevolutionNow, slams Amaechi

The African Action Alliance (AAC) has stated its reason for the expulsion of its National Chairman, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, from its fold among other issues.

According to the newly appointed National Chairman of the party, Dr. Leonard Nzenwa, Sowore was expelled from the party because of anti party activities and bringing the AAC into disrepute through his actions.

He also took time to denounce the involvement of the sacked AAC chairman in the #RevolutionNow protests.

Speaking moments after he assumed the role of National Chairman of the party after its National Convention which took place at Rockview Hotel, Owerri, on Friday, Nzenwa added that the party is poised to take over power in 2023, but that it could only do that through the ballot box.

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He said, “The AAC is poised to take over power in 2023 through the ballot and not through any unconstitutional means. We acknowledge the constitutional rights of citizens to peaceful protest against government but we are aware that this constitutional right does not include the right to resort to unconstitutional take-over of the government of the country or any part thereof.

“We dissociate the party from any move to unconstitutionally topple the government and any individual who may have done that in the name of the party did so without our consent and clearly did not do so in the name of the party or on its behalf”.

Nzenwa also used the opportunity to slam ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, for allegedly using the party ‘to foment trouble in Rivers State’.

He bemoaned how Amaechi used the party in Rivers, and noted that AAC was not in alliance with any party, vowing that the party had the capacity and capability to win election in Rivers State without external help.

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