OLUSOLA FABIYI and TOBI AWORINDE examine the implications of new political realignment as the tussle for elective offices in 2019 draws nearer
Gauging the mood of the nation and those of his political sojourners, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, in his ‘special statement’ some days ago, called for the establishment of a third force, which he called the ‘Coalition for Nigeria’. This coalition, he believed, would wrest power from the two main political parties. In his controversial ‘special statement’, titled ‘The Way Out: A Clarion Call For Coalition For Nigeria Movement,” he dismissed the ability of both the APC and the PDP, under which he became president and ruled for eight years, to change the fortunes of the country for the better.
Obasanjo’s statement, however, came under heavy criticisms from the Federal Government.
The Chairman of the Presidential…
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