{"id":66727,"date":"2019-05-17T16:15:01","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T15:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=66727"},"modified":"2019-05-17T16:15:01","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T15:15:01","slug":"inec-says-it-recognizes-only-sowore-as-aac-national-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/inec-says-it-recognizes-only-sowore-as-aac-national-chairman\/","title":{"rendered":"INEC Says It Recognizes Only Sowore As AAC National Chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it would
\nonly recognize Mr. Omoyele Sowore as the authentic National Chairman of
\nthe African Action Congress (AAC).<\/p>\n

In a statement signed by Rose Oriaran-Anthony, secretary to the INEC on
\nFriday said the decision to install another person as chairman of AAC
\nviolates INEC rules.<\/p>\n

INEC’s decision is coming five days after one Mazi Okwy read a
\nresolution of suspension to journalists in Abuja while installing the
\nexpelled secretary of the party, Leonard Ezenwa as acting party
\nchairman.<\/p>\n

The Electoral body in the statement said “The commission after reviewing
\nthe content of the letter has established the following.<\/p>\n

“There is no documentary evidence that a meeting of the AAC National
\nExecutive Committee (NEC) was convened by the National Chairman as
\nrequired by Chapter 9 Section 59(a) of the Constitution of AAC.<\/p>\n

“The party did not provide a 21-day notice of the NEC meeting as
\nrequired by Section85(1) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended).<\/p>\n

“There are no minutes or evidence of attendance of the AAC National
\nExecutive Committee meeting where the National Chairman and eight (8)
\nothers were purportedly suspended.<\/p>\n

“Accordingly, the Commission shall continue to recognize and relate with
\nMr. Sowore Omoyele as the substantive national Chairman of the African
\nAction Congress.”<\/p><\/div>\n

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