AAC Demands Withdrawal of Sowore's Prosecution by DSS
The African Action Congress (AAC) has called for the immediate discontinuation of the prosecution of its presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, by the Department of State Services (DSS). This demand follows reports that the DSS suspended the prosecution until after the 2027 presidential election.
The directive was reportedly given to the DSS's private counsel, Akinolu Kehinde, SAN, after a meeting involving the DSS Director-General, Tosin Ajayi, on August 20. In a statement signed by the AAC's National Publicity Secretary, Rex Elanu, the party criticized the suspension, arguing that Nigerian criminal procedure does not allow for indefinite suspensions of criminal trials.
The AAC described the prosecution as political persecution and a misuse of state resources, stemming from Sowore's criticism of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The party asserted that the case should never have been initiated and listed demands for the immediate withdrawal of the prosecution.
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