The Coalition for Nigeria (CN),
initiated by former President Olusegun Obasanjo has held its first meeting in
Ondo State.
The meeting, which held in Akure,
the Ondo State capital, had in attendance members of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Prominent members of the PDP and
APC who were at the meeting include Hon. Demola Ijabiyi, Mr. Oluwarotimi
Akintoye, former Deputy Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Hon. Dare
Emiola, former PDP State Chairmen, Ebenezer Alabi and Biyi Poroye, Dr. Dare
Bada, Sunday Menukuro and Kehinde Alabi.
Also at the meeting were APC
chieftains: Jimi Adekanle and Mrs. Kehinde Adeniran, among others.
The coordinator, an ally of
Obasanjo, Ijabiyi speaking at the meeting said the group was not a political
party, but a mass movement to determine Nigerians’ liberation from hands of
corrupt leaders.
According to him, a large
component of the party was for the youths.
“APC and PDP are vessels of
darkness. We are bringing people to light as nobody will like to remain in
darkness.
“There is the need to liberate
ourselves from the bondage of these exploiters who have no solution to the
problems of the country.
“For now, we are not a political
party, but after collating the movement as a formidable mass movement of people
in all sectors of life, the decisions of leaders of the coalition will
metamorphose into a political party.
“There are several movements
coming up that would align with this coalition to achieve the desired goals.
“The youth would form the largest
component of those to lead the movement and determine their leaders at various
levels, there is no way the present precarious situation in the country will be
allowed to remain without seeking the best solution,” he said.
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