As the 2023 general elections draw nearer, The African Action Congress (AAC) and Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) have formed an alliance with the aim of upstaging the major political parties in the presidential elections.
The alliance was disclosed by the presidential candidate of the AAC, Mr Omoyele Sowore in an interview with journalists on Monday.
Sowore stated that both parties share the same ideology and the alliance represents the coming together of two revolutionary political parties in Nigeria.
He said, “We formed this alliance for one purpose, to overthrow and take down the evil system of operations in Nigeria that is fast sinking the ship of Nigeria. Both parties, AAC and PRP, have several similarities beginning from the formation to the founding fathers.
“Recall that AAC was founded by young radical elements in Nigeria a few years ago even when it was later hijacked by some reactionary elements. I must also remind you that PRP suffered the same fate, which has led to what many people described as a faction. However, there is no faction in the PRP. The people at this meeting are the authentic people of the Aminu Kano that formed the party decades ago. The other ones (faction) can best be described as an overflow of APC or PDP.
“However, this is the best and purest alliance of two revolutionary political parties in Nigeria, and I strongly maintained my position that other political parties contesting in the 2023 election are not different from each other. The PDP is not different from the APC nor is APC different from PDP. APC was formed by people who defected from the PDP shortly before the 2015 elections for the sole purpose of winning elections.
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“In the build-up to the coming elections, there are four political parties that seem to be louder in the media, namely, Labour Party, NNPP, APC and PDP. One thing is common with them. All the characters therein are originally from PDP. NNPP, and Labour Party are overflow of PDP. Infact, the case of Labour Party’s worse because it is the orphanage home for Internally Displaced Politicians (IDP)”.
Speaking on the alliance, the Chairman of PRP, Abdulmajid Daudu, stated that Kola Abiola whose name is said to be with INEC is not the authentic candidate of the party, insisting that he will be humiliated at the right time.
Daudu said, “We are in court regarding the authentic leadership of the party. And I can assure you that the court will rule in our favour.”