Guber poll: Sowere’s AAC ‘disowns’ Amaechi in Rivers

The African Action Congress (AAC) has denied having any relationship with the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state after APC chieftian, Rotimi Amaechi, told party loyalists to vote for the AAC governoship candidate.

The APC in Rivers state was barred by the Independent National Electoral Commission from fielding candidates for the 2019 elections, hence, Amaechi’s decision to back the AAC governorship candidate, Awara Biokpomabo.

According to Sahara Reporters, the AAC leadership said the party didn’t not enter into any form of agreement with the APC.

AAC deputy national chairman (administration), Dr. Malcolm Fabiyi, AAC said: “We were made aware of the APC’s recent endorsement of the AAC’s Rivers State gubernatorial candidate in the forthcoming elections on the 9th of March. Rotimi Amaechi, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, has pitched his tent with Awara Biokpomabo, our governorship candidate in the African Action Congress (AAC).

“While we have no influence over who other parties might choose to endorse, we wish to make it unequivocally clear that we have we not entered any alliances or coalitions with the APC or any other party in Rivers State, neither have we made any decisions to dovetail parties or seek strategic alliances as we approach the state elections in a few days.

“The AAC, led by Omoyele Sowore, promised Nigerians a different style of governance at the national level; we also believe we can bring this new promise of transparency and progress to bear at the state level.

“We urge all PVC-bearing Nigerians to come out en masse on the 9th of March and vote for transformation and a true paradigm shift, the kind that only the African Action Congress can bring.”

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