The planned protest by members of the African Alliance Congress, AAC, at the headquarter of the Independent National Electoral Commision, INEC, has been thwarted by security operatives.

The protest was against the Commission’s alleged interference, and imposition of expelled member, Leonard Ezenwa, on the party.

Upon their arrival, five members were arrested by security operatives which consist of police, operatives of the Department of State Services,DSS, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps,NSCDC, who were at the INEC headquarter to hinder the protest.

They were reportedly arrested and taken into the building of the Commission, while some other members of the party on a bus were harassed and sent away by the armed security men.

Recall that some members of the, two weeks ago, gave the electoral body up to March 15 to stop interfering in the affairs of the party, while urging the INEC boss, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to return the party to its rightful owners.

The former presidential candidate of the party, Omoyele Sowore, who led members of the party to the Commission, condemned Yakubu for interfering in the affairs of the party.

He further stated that the party would mobilise and direct all its members at the expiration of the ultimatum, to occupy and shut down all the offices of the Commission across the country.

He faulted the partisan role played by the commission by giving illegal recognition to Ezenwa.

Recall also that the African Action Congress had said that its Presidential candidate in the 2019 general election, Omoyele Sowore, has long been expelled from the party.