2023: Hamza Al-Mustapha Emerges AA Presidential Flagbearer

Hamza Al-Mustapha has emerged as Action Alliance's Presidential Candidate in the forthcoming presidential election after he won the party’s primaries on Thursday.

Al-Mustapha won the election with a total of 506 votes through an option-A voting process beating his opponent, Samson Odupitam, who polled 216 votes.

He was declared as the party’s presidential flagbearer at the AA Special National Convention/Presidential Primary Election held on Thursday in Abuja.

According to earlier reports, Tunde Anifowose and Felix Osakwe stepped down from the presidential race for Al-Mustapha whom they described as the most popular and powerful among the aspirants.

A total of 972 delegates were to vote, however, 851 delegates were accredited and 721 votes were cast.

The Chairman of, the AA presidential electoral committee, declared Al-Mustapha the winner of the election.

Speaking shortly after being declared the party's presidential candidate, Al-Mustapha thanked the party’s National Electoral Committee for the transparent, free, fair, credible and peaceful conduct of the election.

He also appreciated party delegates from across the 36 states of the federation including the FCT who defied the rainfall during the accreditation process.

“From all indications, this was a very transparent exercise and I commend other aspirants for their efforts to ensure that the party remains united.

“I also commend Mr Odupitan for contesting because if everybody withdrew, there won’t be victory as we have seen today.

“I appreciate all party delegates, supporters, and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) who have all defied the rain to witness this event.

“I promise that our votes cast today would not be in vain and I indulge us to please obtain a Permanent Voter Card (PVC) because that is the surest way to be victorious come 2023 general election,” he said.

He urged supporters of the party not to relent in ensuring that the party became a force to be reckoned with against 2023.