A former Nigerian Ambassador to
Uganda, Mr Omolade Oluwateru has said the Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM),
the Third Force advocated by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, will not last
long.
He told newsmen on Thursday in
Akure, that Obasanjo’s coalition was “a sheer deceit to draw attention of
innocent Nigerians to himself”.
Oluwateru, who was Deputy
Governor to late Dr Olusegun Agagu of Ondo State on the platform of Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), said the movement was also distractive.
He said: “I do not believe in
third force agenda of former President Olusegun Obasanjo because it is a sham.
“We need to strengthen our
existing structures that will help our nascent democracy and not causing
multiple problems in the country.
“Obasanjo said he does not want
to belong to any political party still he is agitating for a third force; what
third force is that?”
“They are telling lies that 27
senators will be joining them while 10 governors are already on the movement;
which party are they joining, especially now that election is near?” he stated.
According to him, there are only
two political parties in Nigeria, apart from APGA, as at today, that can win
the presidential election.
The ex-envoy, however, urged
President Muhammudu Buhari to use the remaining period in his tenure to redeem
the polity instead of giving excuses and blaming previous administrations.
Oluwateru said that the president
was aware of the nation’s problems and made promises on them while campaigning,
but noted that they had not been properly addressed since he assumed office.
“Honestly speaking, when PDP was
at the helm of affairs of the country, things were still better than what we
are experiencing now.
“Security would have been
Buhari’s strong point but security is terrible now in Nigeria. There are
problems everywhere; kidnapping is rampart and herdsmen are terrorising people
everywhere,” he noted.
Oluwateru admonished the
electorate to shun collecting money from politicians during elections, but
should vote for those who could serve them better.
“I hope the electorate have
learnt their lesson now – collecting N5, 000 to vote and begin to complain
later amounts to selling their consciences.
“The best thing the electorate
can do next time is to collect money, if politicians offer them, and vote
according to their consciences,” he said.
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