- 30 political parties have agreed to join together to form a coalition against the ruling All Progressives Congress
- Former national chairman of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) and national chairman of the National Conscience Party (NCP), Yunusa Tanko disclosed the need for the coalition
- Tanko said Nigerian politics needs urgent intervention to save the county from anarchy
A coalition of 30 Nigerian political parties have started a grand plot to dislodge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from power as the race to 2019 general elections comes up.
Nigerian Tribune reports that former national chairman of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) and national chairman of the National Conscience Party (NCP), Yunusa Tanko, made this known on Thursday, January 25, in Abuja.
Tanko said the new platform which will operate under the aegis of Coalition for a New Nigeria (CNN) will address a news conference on its strategies next Tuesday, February 1.
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According to him, the parties involved in the merger plan, include, Labour Party (LP), Alliance for Democracy (AD), Democratic Peoples Congress (DPC), Action Alliance (AA), Progressives Peoples Alliance (PPA), Young Democratic Party (YDP), Democratic Alternative (DA) and National Conscience Party (NCP).
Others are Peoples Party of Nigeria (PPN), Mega Progressive Peoples Party (MPPP), Better Nigeria Peoples Party (BNPP), African Democratic
Congress (ADC), People for Democratic Change (PDC), United Democratic Party (UDP) and National Action Congress (NAC) among others.
He said: ''This has become necessary due to the dynamic situation of our politics which needs urgent intervention to save the county from anarchy and give direction for our democratic survival towards the 2019 general elections.
''The CNN wishes to reiterate its determination to give a new hope to the nation with the sole aim of building a better country that can care for its people.
''This is why the CNN made up of 30 registered political parties and expecting to rapidly grow have come together to salvage the situation before things get out of hand.
''We are determined to take over power in 2019, and we are 30 political parties working together. We are concerned about the state of the nation. We are going to bring all the 30 political parties together on the 30th to show you how ready and prepared we are. We are working together to support a candidate within the coalition.
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''We are political parties in this country and we have decided to chart a new course and if other individuals make statements supporting our cause, it is a welcome development. Now that many individuals have started writing letters, it is very imperative for political parties to own up the space in which they are and that is why we don’t want any individual to hijack the process.
''No, it’s not going to be a merger. Yes, some political parties are interested in a merger, but most of the parties are more interested in an alliance.
''We will mobilise all Nigerians to see the difference. Mentioning only two political parties in this country is not good enough. We want to give Nigerians a better choice that can deliver to the people come 2019.''
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had reported that Dimeji Bankole, former speaker of the House of Representatives, and 32 were members of the mobilisation committee of the ADP for the general elections in 2019.
The development was made public on Thursday, January 25, at the party’s headquarters in Abuja, the nations’ capital.
Senator Rowland Owie would chair the 32-member committee which also includes Senator Isa Ndako, Senator Chris Ukpabi, Ambassador Mathew Adoli, Gen Muhammed Gana (retd.) and Hajia Hadiza Muhammed.
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Source: Naija.ng