Former
Nigerian Governors, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, Donald Duke, and other
prominent politicians have launched the 'Third Force' Coalition for
Nigeria Movement in Abuja.
Ex
Governors; Olagunsoye Oyinlola, Donald Duke, others launches “Third
Force” Coalition for Nigeria Movement in Abuja (Photo: SaharaReporters)
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo's proposed political movement,
"Coalition for Nigeria Movement", has been launched this Wednesday at
the Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, the nation's capital.
According to PREMIUM Times, Obasanjo who had suggested the
formation of the movement in his recent critical special statement on
President Buhari and his administration, is not present at the ongoing
launch in Abuja, but two former PDP governors, Olagunsoye Oyinlola and
Donald Duke, were in attendance.
While speaking during the launch, Oyinlola, a former governor of Osun State, said the movement is not yet a political party.
"If and when we come to an agreement that we must metaphose into a
political party, then we will. We’re not a political party, at least,
for now,” he said.
He acknowledged that for the movement to make electoral impact in
the manner described by Mr. Obasanjo in his letter, its proponents would
need to follow the Constitution and register it as a political party.
“We recognise the facts that by the dictates of the Constitution, you can only contest on the platform of a political party,” said
Oyinlola, who was the national secretary of the PDP before joining the
APC in 2014 after his controversial removal from his position in the
then-ruling party.
Oyinlola also responded to critics who see the movement as an
attempt to legitimise the legacy of Mr. Obasanjo who governed as a
democratically elected president between 1999-2007. “To say that we are
legitimising OBJ’s legacy is a bit off the mark,” he said.
He said the leaders of the movement are not necessarily eyeing
political offices to benefit themselves, saying their aim is to help
leave a better tomorrow for the younger generation.
The leaders of the movement said Nigerians have been through a lot
in the hands of the political elite and canvassed a fresh alternative
for citizens by 2019.
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