Basiru and Sowore clash over AAC Villa inauguration request

The African Action Congress (AAC) and All Progressives Congress National Secretary Ajibola Basiru traded public criticism after the party requested permission to hold its presidential campaign council inauguration at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. In a letter dated October 21, the AAC asked to hold the event on November 11, 2026, and requested logistical support, including food and drinks. The request was addressed to the President and signed by AAC National Secretary Oshiokhai Ikpeminioghena. The reports do not establish whether the request was approved. Basiru discussed the proposal and AAC presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore during an interview on Politics Today. He called Sowore a skit maker and comedian, questioned his political relevance and said he should demonstrate electoral strength at the state level before seeking national office. Basiru also claimed that rejected ballots received more votes than the AAC in the 2023 presidential election. The reports do not provide election figures to verify that comparison, which remains Basiru’s assertion. Sowore responded in a post on X, recalling his and Basiru’s student activism in the 1990s, when they opposed military...