The publisher of the Ovation
Magazine and former presidential aspirant, Dele Momodu, has warned Nigerians
against the newly formed Coalition for Nigerian Movement, CNM.
He warned that Obasanjo and members
of the coalition are not saints as the country presently lacks men to form a
third force.
Momodu warned that the former
President Olusegun Obasanjo-led Movement is not the answer to Nigeria’s
problem.
According to him, nothing will
change for the fact that politicians from the ruling All Progressives Congress,
APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would form membership of the
coalition.
In a lengthy write-up he shared
on social media, he said, “There is no doubt that Nigeria is long overdue for a
major overhaul, but it is not going to happen overnight. It may not happen in
the next four-year sequence, but we must begin the journey in 2019.
“While the experiment being
attempted by the COALITION FOR NIGERIA is desirable, every care must be taken
to ensure that this does not make our situation worse. I wish to warn again,
and do so repeatedly, that there are presently no saints to form a new Party
or, indeed, force.
“APC would not have materialised
if those PDP Governors and big moneybags did not throw their weight behind
Buhari. It is gratifying to note that for now, the Coalition is making the
right noises and saying that it is a pressure group.
“Given the fact that the period
between now and the next elections is short and is almost upon us. What it
seems would be most desirable to see, is members of the Coalition going back to
the two main parties and taking over from them.
“Surely, the generality of the
Nigerian public would back such a move by those seen to be a bit more
principled than the rogues gallery that has held sway over our political lives
for more than 40 years.
“However, this may not be
feasible for now, since money continues to play a big part in politics and the
ignorance and impoverishment of our people continues to be an impediment for
such a civilian coup at the present moment.
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