Politics
THE Nigeria Intervention Movement, NIM, being spearheaded by a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), and others, says it has finalised plans to coalesce with 15 political parties and groups ahead of the 2019 general elections.
In a statement on Tuesday by its Secretary, Olubori Obafemi, NIM, which has a former Cross River State governor, Donald Duke, as a member, said its ultimate aim was to dislodge the All Progressives Congress’ President Muhammadu Buhari from Aso Rock next year.
NIM clarified that neither it nor former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s Coalition for Nigeria Movement spearheaded the grand alignments that gave birth to the Coalition of United Political Parties two weeks ago.
NIM said it was being calculated in its move, seeing how electoral alliances in Nigeria had, over the years, proved to be futile.
Olufemi said, “Nigeria’s political history is clearly replete with failures of the electoral alliance, especially as it concerns adopting common platforms or candidates of past alliances at the critical point of elections.
“It is to that extent that the National Secretariat of NIM was mandated in June to embark on a national consultation with leaders of political parties for the purpose of exploring the prospects of initiating a formidable alliance or merger of frontline political parties as well as groups that have yet to apply for registration with INEC or those with pending registration towards an understanding for a fusion into a common political platform for the 2019 elections in order to enable the required cohesion for ousting the ruling political platform in Nigeria.”
Olufemi said the final stage of NIM’s merger was being driven by its leaders – Agbakoba, Duke, Buba Galadima, Ghali Na’Abba, Col. Umar Dangiwa, Dr Abdujalil Tafawa-Balewa, Senator Datti Baba Ahmed, Dr John Darah, Dr Olu Agunloye, Mallam Isa Ozi Salami “among other credible leaders of the fresh breed of political movement in Nigeria.” – Punch
– Jul. 25, 2018 @ 10:19 GMT |
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