Our focus is to rescue Nigeria from APC misrule – Opposition leaders

 

Maureen Aguta

 

The leaders of the major opposition parties in the country are making plans to form a mega political party.

This, they said, is “to rescue Nigeria from APC misrule”.

This was made known in a statement issued last night by the National Consultative Front, NCFront, and made available to Advocacy Times.

Signed by its acting spokesperson, Mallam Hamisu San Turaki, NCFront led by Prof Pat Utomi, denied reports in a section of the media that leaders of opposition are individually vieing for the presidency in 2027.

“For the avoidance of doubt, leading opposition leaders and parties in Nigeria are at the moment not focused on contesting for political offices in 2027 but presently holding consultations on how to streamline and strengthen their political forces to be able to rescue the country from the dangerous slide into misrule and anarchy foisted by the All Progressives Congress-led federal government as well as its exploitative economic policies which have landed millions of households and citizens in Nigeria into abject poverty and penury, making the renewed hope mantra of the Tinubu government, a mere consolidation of the rudderless policies of despair and hopelessness of the Buhari regime,” said NCFront.

Below is the full statement:

PRESS STATEMENT

Sunday, 7th January, 2024

State of the Nation: Vieing For Presidency in 2027 Not The Focus of Atiku, Obi and Kwakwanso, Others

…Opposition Leaders Set To Initiate a New Ultra Mega Political Party To Rescue Nigeria From APC Misrule

…To Hold Inaugural Meeting This Month

The National Consultative Front, NCFront led by Prof Pat Utomi wishes to debunk the insinuation in the Media that leading opposition leaders like Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Peter Obi of the Labour Party and probably Dr Rabiu Musa Kwakwanso of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP are already jostling to run for the Nigerian Presidency in the next circle of general elections in 2027.

The NCFront therefore states categorically that the current erroneous view in the media is a panicky and mischievous agenda of hatchet jobbers to divide the Opposition and frustrate the Merger proposal for leading Opposition Parties muted by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar before it takes off, knowing fully well that the unity of the Opposition in Nigeria will, without stress, defeat and overthrow the present flip flop governance and wrongheaded policies of the present Tinubu led APC Administration.

For the avoidance of doubt, Leading Opposition Leaders and Parties in Nigeria are at the moment not focused on contesting for political offices in 2027 but presently holding consultations on how to streamline and strengthen their political forces to be able to rescue the country from the dangerous slide into misrule and anarchy foisted by the All Progressives Congress led Federal Government as well as its exploitative economic policies which has landed millions of households and citizens in Nigeria into abject poverty and penury, making the renewed hope mantra of the Tinubu Government, a mere consolidation of the rudderless policies of despair and hopelessness of the Buhari regime.

Finally, we wish to inform Nigerians that a Merger Facilitation Group of key opposition leaders led by Prof Pat Utomi is now set to convene the inaugural meeting of the merger process of leading opposition parties aimed at building a major mega political party of the Nigerian people to rescue Nigeria by checkmating and dislodging the unpopular and self serving rule of the APC government. The inaugural meeting is scheduled to hold this month.

Signed:

Mallam Hamisu San Turaki

070-301-47731

Acting Spokesperson,

National Consultative Front,

Abuja