2023: SOWORE'S AAC TO SELL NOMINATION FORMS AT NO COST BECAUSE THERE'S TOO MUCH SUFFERING IN NIGERIA'

The African Action Congress (AAC) says it can not, in the light of Nigeria's economic realities, put any price on its nomination forms for members interested in the 2023 general elections.

Acrivist publisher Omoyete Sowore is running for president on the AAC platform.

"The African Action Congress seizes this medium to announce to members of the party and the general public its resolution reached at its meeting of April 24, 2022, one of which is to declare FREE FOR ALL POSITIONS, the Expression of Interest and Nomination forms," party spokesperson Femi Adeyeye said in a statement on Thursday.

"With a maddening inflation rate of 18 per cent, unemployment at 33.3 per cent, youth unemployment at 53.4 per cent, underemployment at 51 per cent, dollar to naira exchange rate at 599 naira to one dollar, hike in electricity and other tariffs, workers' minimum wage of N30,000 which in reality is barely paid, it is near impossible to find brilliant, financially upright and competent change-seeking Nigerians who would pay exorbitant and illegal fees such as the APC's and PDP's, just so as to contest in an election.

"The downward review from the AAC NWC, to the point of declaring FREE for all POSITIONS came after a clinical assessment of the economic woes caused by the unfortunate Buhari regime," he said.

The party, however, added that those who wish to run for office under AAC should, as a matter of obligation, donate to the party, be up-to-date with payment of membership dues and bear the cost of processing the nomination forms.