CITIZENS COMPASS— The Osun State chapter of the African Action Congress (AAC), yesterday, distanced itself from a purported Rainbow Coalition in the State saying that it did not support the re-election of one Dr Moruf Adewale popularly known as Gangaria.
Hon. Dr. Adewale Morufu Adebayo is the incumbent House of Representatives member representing Orolu/Olorunda/Osogbo/Orolu Federal Constituency under the platform of Accord Party.
AAC disclosed this in a statement signed by its State Publicity Secretary, Akinlade Semiu Babatunde.
It reads: The African Action Congress (AAC), Osun State Chapter, wishes to formally address a publication titled “Osun 2027: AAC Deputy Guber Candidate Urges Constituents to Re-elect Hon. (Dr.) Moruf Adewale (Gangaria),” which has been circulating in the public domain.
For the avoidance of doubt, AAC Osun State hereby unequivocally dissociates itself from the political position and endorsement expressed in the said publication, credited to Muideen Bello, the party’s Deputy Governorship Candidate in the 2026 Osun State Governorship Election.
We wish to state categorically that the position expressed therein is a personal political opinion and does not represent the official position, collective decision, resolution or political direction of AAC Osun State.
In line with the consistent ideological position of our National Leader and Presidential Candidate, Comrade Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress maintains its firm rejection of any form of rainbow coalition involving established political interests and political gladiators whose primary objective is the preservation or redistribution of political power among themselves.
We believe that the Nigerian people do not need another coalition of political elites, recycled politicians and establishment figures. What Nigeria needs is a genuine political alternative built around the suffering masses, workers, unemployed youths, struggling families and ordinary citizens who bear the consequences of failed leadership.
AAC remains the only political party in Nigeria that has consciously chosen to build its political coalition with the suffering Nigerian masses rather than with political gladiators and recycled politicians. Our coalition is with the oppressed, the exploited and the ordinary people whose interests have consistently been sacrificed by successive political establishments.
We do not seek a coalition with those who have brought Nigeria to its knees; our coalition is with the Nigerian people who deserve to stand again.
It is particularly unfortunate that an individual who occupied the position of Deputy Governorship Candidate under the platform of a party founded on a clearly defined ideological conviction would publicly express a political position that raises serious questions about ideological consistency and loyalty to the party’s principles.
The party has serious concerns about what it considers a pattern of political opportunism and self-serving political calculations in Muideen Bello’s political engagements, rather than a consistent commitment to collective ideological struggle.
The African Action Congress is not a political marketplace where individuals can conveniently exploit the party’s platform for personal advancement and subsequently promote political interests that contradict its founding principles.
Membership and political participation in AAC demand ideological commitment, discipline and respect for the collective decisions of the party.
Consequently, the party wishes to inform its members and the general public that Muideen Bello has been placed on the party’s internal watchlist pending the appropriate review of his conduct by the relevant party organs.
His actions and public political pronouncements will be subjected to the provisions of the African Action Congress Constitution, and where necessary, appropriate disciplinary proceedings will be initiated in accordance with established party procedures.
Nobody, irrespective of their previous political position or electoral relevance, is above the constitution, discipline and ideological principles of the party.
AAC is not merely an electoral platform for the pursuit of individual political ambitions. It is an ideological movement founded on social justice, egalitarianism, economic emancipation, accountability and people-oriented governance.
We reject the growing tendency in Nigerian politics to treat public office as a personal inheritance or an entitlement to perpetual political relevance. Public office is a social contract between the people and those entrusted with their mandate.
The people of Osun deserve more than political endorsements and familiar political rhetoric. They deserve responsible leadership, accessible representation, quality education, functional healthcare, economic opportunities, security and a government that genuinely serves their interests.
Let it therefore be clearly understood that the political opinion of an individual, irrespective of the position previously occupied within our party, cannot automatically become the official position of AAC Osun State.
We urge our members, supporters and the general public to disregard any attempt to associate the said endorsement with the official position of our party.
The African Action Congress is bigger than any individual. Our ideology is not for sale, our principles are not negotiable, and our struggle is not for the political survival of any individual or establishment.
Our coalition is with the suffering masses, not political gladiators!
