Kwankwaso, others meet as third force mega party ready in three weeks

Leaders of Conscience and key stakeholders and partners in the emergent Third Force Movement of Nigeria have concluded plan to form a Third Force mega political party in the next three weeks. Daily Trust learnt that the expected party, which identity is yet to be revealed, would be an existing political party that has agreed […]

Leaders of Conscience and key stakeholders and partners in the emergent Third Force Movement of Nigeria have concluded plan to form a Third Force mega political party in the next three weeks.

Daily Trust learnt that the expected party, which identity is yet to be revealed, would be an existing political party that has agreed to fuse its structure into the mega platform.

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The Leaders of Conscience under the aegis of the Nigerian Consultative Front (NCfront) met in Lagos over the weekend where the decision was reached.

The meeting, it was gathered, was to consummate the various consultations and negotiations among parties and stakeholders aimed at forming a formidable alternative democratic mega party to drive the political rescue and salvation of Nigeria through the ballot in 2023.

At the meeting were Prof. Pat Utomi, Dr. Usman Bugaje, former Kano governor, Engr Musa Rabiu Kwankwaso, presidential aspirant, Prof Kingsley Moghalu, chairman, NRM, Senator Saidu Dansadau, chairman, chairman, ADC, Chief Raph Okey Nwosu and Prof. Osita Ogbu, a former Economic Adviser to the President of Nigeria.

Others were Hadjia Naja’atu Mohammed, Prof Mrs Remi Sonaiya, Pastor Ituah Ighodalo, Dr Sadiq Gombe, Comrade Promise Adewusi, Mni, former Deputy President of the NLC, Chief Akin Braithwaite, Arc Ezekiel Nya Etok, and Lady Khadija Okunnu-Lamidi, among others.

It was however learnt at the meeting that only two political parties that are members of the NCFront agreed to the Memorandum Of Understanding (MoU) to fuse into the proposed coalition party.

A statement by the NCFront endorsed by Ms Bilikis Bello indicated that the meeting set up an all-inclusive transition/harmonisation council.