Politics
Civil Society activitists and professionals align with Coalition for Nigeria led by the former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo to stop President Muhammadu Buhari from being re-elected
THE Civil Society and Professionals Coalition for Nigeria, CSPCN, a body of professionals and civil society activists, have identified with the Coalition for Nigeria, CN, a political movement started by former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
The CN was launched in Abuja, on Wednesday, January 31, while registration of members was also flagged off in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
The CSPCN was represented at the inauguration of the Coalition for Change in Abuja, by the trio of Kayode Samuel, a journalist and a former chief of staff to a past governor in Ogun state; Wale Okediran, former House of Representatives member, medical doctor and ex-President of the Association Nigerian Authors, ANA, and Adamu Ayuba, a Bauchi-based management consultant.
Samuel, spokesperson for CSPCN, in a statement, said: “We in the Civil Society and Professional Coalition for Nigeria, CSPCN, have decided to stand up to be counted in this mission and are ready and prepared to join hands with other concerned compatriots to bring about the Nigeria of our dreams – where life is safe and secure, livelihoods guaranteed and the people have confidence in their government.”
He noted that it is self-evident that two crucial duties – security and prosperity of Nigerian citizens – appear to have been fulfilled mostly in the breach in the present government.
“Insecurity and poverty roam the land and wrack the people. This has created a climate of uncertainty and fear not just for individual Nigerians but more critically for the entire enterprise of nation building”, adding that: “Today, the country appears to have transited from the domain of bad governance to the zone of a failed state. This has a damaging effect on both public security and citizen well-being.”
CSPCN, Samuel said had observed that majority of Nigerian youths and women are fast reaching the conclusion that Nigeria is neither good for them nor fair to them, adding that to reverse the narrative requires more than lamentation but to become politically involved.
“This historic duty is even more incumbent on civil society and professionals, who must have a continual interest in the good of society and its smooth functioning. They must now assume a custodial role in the remaking of Nigeria for a better future not only for themselves but also unborn generations”, he said.
He stressed it is in the “enlightened self-interest of Nigerians to rise and be counted on the side of a rescue mission that is almost becoming belated.”
The group targets youth, women and the professionals in Nigeria and in the Diaspora with the requisite, commitment, competence and character who they said must be recruited to take over public offices from 2019.
– Feb. 1, 2018 @ 4:50 GMT |
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