AAC Seeks Aso Rock Venue and Support for Campaign Event

The African Action Congress has asked President Bola Tinubu to approve the Presidential Villa in Abuja as the venue for a campaign council ceremony planned for November 11, 2026, and to provide food, drinks and logistical support for 5,000 attendees. The request was made in a letter dated October 21 and signed by the party’s National Secretary, Oshiokhue Philip Ikpeminoghena. The AAC said the gathering would involve participants from Nigeria and abroad and would form part of its preparations for the 2027 general elections. It did not provide an attendance breakdown or estimate the cost of the requested support. The party said its appeal was made in the spirit of multiparty democracy, political inclusion and equal treatment. It cited arrangements it said had reportedly been extended to the All Progressives Congress for a similar political engagement, arguing that opposition parties should receive comparable consideration. The letter did not detail the support it referenced, and the reported use of a State House facility by the APC does not establish that catering or other logistics were publicly funded. The AAC asked the Presidency to provide the procedures and conditions for...