{"id":655301,"date":"2019-07-12T14:31:01","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T14:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"\">\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_642634\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-642634\" style=\"width: 581px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img class=\"wp-image-642634 size-full\" title=\"Omoyele Sowore\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/07\/sowores-pre"},"modified":"2019-07-12T14:31:01","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T14:31:01","slug":"court-sacks-sowore-as-aac-national-chairman-a-federal-high-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/12\/court-sacks-sowore-as-aac-national-chairman-a-federal-high-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Sacks Sowore As AAC National Chairman, A Federal High Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_642634\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-642634\" style=\"width: 581px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-642634 size-full\" title=\"Omoyele Sowore\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/sowores-presidential-campaign-fund-raiser-nets-97226-of-2m-goal.jpg\" alt=\"Sowore\" width=\"581\" height=\"398\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-642634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Omoyele Sowore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, has sacked Omoyele Sowore as the National Chairman of the African Action Congress, AAC.<\/p>\n<p>In delivering its judgement, Justice Iyang Ekwo, said it was satisfied that Sowore who was the presidential flag-bearer of the AAC, was validly suspended by the National Executive Committee, NEC, of the party.<\/p>\n<h3>Read Also: Nigerians React As AAC Suspends Sowore Over Fraud<\/h3>\n<p>The judge said that there was nothing to contradict affidavit evidence that showed that NEC of the party had in a resolution it passed on March 27, handed six months suspension to both Sowore and his Deputy, Malcolm Fabiyi.<\/p>\n<p>According to the court, neither Sowore nor Fabiyi, defended the suit that applied for an order to stop them from further parading themselves as the National Chairman and Deputy National Chairman of the party.<\/p>\n<p>More details later\u2026<\/p>\n<p>              &#13;\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Omoyele Sowore A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, has sacked Omoyele Sowore as the National Chairman of the African Action Congress, AAC. 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