Edo 2020: AAC expresses participation, present credible candidate Election By Gbenga Dada.

Lagos,18,June,2020 The National Chairman of the Africa Action Congress, (AAC) Dr Leonard Nzenwa, has said that the party would present a credible candidate for the Edo governorship election scheduled to hold in September.

Nzenwa, who is also the National Chairman, Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) disclosed this in a statement released to Newsmen, in Lagos on Thursday.

He advised the people of Edo to take their destiny in their hands and vote for a credible, competent, people-oriented candidate with a clear vision, and tenacity of purpose to provide dividends of democracy to the impoverished masses.

“As a mass movement, AAC is on a rescue mission to transform Edo State and steer the state to the path of prosperity and development.

“It is time for change. It is time to stop divisive politics that has impeded the growth and advancement of Edo State.

“The African Action Congress (AAC) is hereby demanding a stop to the current politics of bitterness, destruction, confusion and brigandage in the State. The people of Edo State desire and deserve democracy dividends that will boost their standards of living, not carnage.”

The AAC national chairman further disclosed that the party’s candidate will soon be unveiled in their unstoppable march to Edo State Government House.

The party calls on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be neutral and provide a level playing field to all candidates and the political parties contesting the forthcoming gubernatorial poll in the State.

“The party demands a free, fair, credible, transparent, acceptable and peaceful election that meets stakeholders expectations and international standard.

“Anything short of that is an invitation to anarchy. Security agents should ensure adequate protection of lives, property and electoral materials being the first election amidst COVID-19 pandemic.

AAC calls for immediate rig jigging of the nation’s security architecture to save lives of fellow compatriots being daily killed by Boko Haram insurgents and bandits.The killings go on unabated as if lives of Nigerians don’t matter.Human life is sacrosanct and must be protected at all costs which is the primary purpose of government he said.