Former President, Olusegun
Obasanjo, is expected to launch his Coalition for Nigeria Movement, CNM, today
in Ogun state.
The event will hold at the state
secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Oke-Ilewo Abeokuta.
The
notice of the launch was issued Thursday morning by the ex-leader’s media
aide, Kehinde Akinyemi.
He said Obasanjo would register
as a member and also be on hand to chat with prospective members.
“The registration of members for
the Coalition for Nigeria Movement, CN, Ogun State chapter begins today,
Thursday, February 1, 2018.
”It will hold at the lwe-Irohin
House, Press Centre, Oke Ilewo Abeokuta,” the statement said.
CN was launched yesterday in
Abuja at the Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja.
Former Peoples Democratic Party,
PDP, Governors, Olagunsoye Oyinlola and Donald Duke were in attendance.
Speaking at the event, Oyinlola,
said the group is not yet a political party.
Oyinlola said for it to make
electoral impact in the manner described by the former President, they would
need to follow the constitution and register it as a political party.
Obasanjo suggested the formation
of the movement in his recent statement on President Muhammadu Buhari and his
administration.
Meanwhile, a body of
professionals and civil society activists have identified with the CN.
The group known as Civil Society and
Professionals Coalition for Nigeria (CSPCN) was represented at the inauguration
of the CN in Abuja.
Spokesperson for CSPCN, Kayode
Samuel, in a statement said: “We in the Civil Society and Professional
Coalition for Nigeria (CSPCN) have decided to stand up to be counted in this
mission and are ready and prepared to join hands with other concerned
compatriots to bring about the Nigeria of our dreams – where life is safe and
secure, livelihoods guaranteed and the people have confidence in their government.”
He noted that it is self-evident
that two crucial duties – security and prosperity of Nigerian citizens – appear
to have been fulfilled mostly in the breach in the present government.
“Insecurity and poverty roam the
land and wrack the people. This has created a climate of uncertainty and fear
not just for individual Nigerians but more critically for the entire enterprise
of nation building.
“Today, the country appears to
have transited from the domain of bad governance to the zone of a failed state.
This has a damaging effect on both public security and citizen well-being.”
CSPCN, Samuel said had observed
that majority of Nigerian youths and women are fast reaching the conclusion
that Nigeria is neither good for them nor fair to them, adding that to reverse
the narrative requires more than lamentation but to become politically
involved.
“This historic duty is even more
incumbent on civil society and professionals, who must have a continual
interest in the good of society and its smooth functioning. They must now
assume a custodial role in the remaking of Nigeria for a better future not only
for themselves but also unborn generations”, he said.
He stressed it is in the,
“enlightened self-interest of Nigerians to rise and be counted on the side of a
rescue mission that is almost becoming belated.”
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