Omoyele Sowore has emerged as the consensus presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) for the 2027 elections.
Speaking at the 2027 presidential primary of the party, Kayode Babayemi, chairman of committee for the exercise, said the decision reflects the confidence of the party to the commitment of Omoyele Sowore to true democracy.
“I declare Omoyele Sowore as the consensus presidential candidate of the African Action Congress.
“This decision reflects the confidence of the party in his consistency to leadership and long term commitment to the struggle for justice, free and truly democratic Nigeria, I sincerely appreciate every party members, stakeholders and supporters who came out today in solidarity with the vision and values of our great party.
“Your steadfastness and unwavering belief continues to keep Omoyele Sowore and the consensus candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC),” Babayemi said.
Accepting the nomination and the consensus candidate of the party, Sowore said AAC remains the “only opposition party” which stands as an alternative for Nigerians.
He said that the AAC has withstood different challenges, noting that the party is not affiliated to godfatherism or corrupt politicians.
“While some claim that there was no alternative to dictatorship, we declared revolutionnow in 2019.”
He also noted that he was not seeking a coalition with established parties but positioning himself as the “coalition for revolutionary change”.
“And we are here, not only to take the cause of victory, we are here to bring revolutionary change,” he said.
“One of the biggest questions asked of us is, are we not forming a coalition? And we told them, we are the coalition. This is the coalition. You are the coalition. And we are the coalition.”
Sowore said that AAC was different from other political parties because it is built on hard-work.
“It is true. We don’t have a structure of criminality. We don’t have a structure of incompetence. We don’t have a structure of kidnapping. We don’t have a structure of insecurity,” he said.
“We are made up of hard working, young people, old people and Nigerians all over the world. This is a party that started a beautiful revolution.”
Sowore, also questioned why Nigerians would align with the All Progressives Congress (APC) which is responsible for the country’s challenges.
“Except Nigerians are mad. Who is going to join the party of kidnappers? Who is going to join the party of criminals? Who is going to join the party of the most incompetent people on the continent of Africa?” he asked.
Sowore also urged the international organisation like the International Monetary Fund to stop giving loans to politicians as his government would not pay back if he is elected president.
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