SOME opposition parties and interest groups, including the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Labour Party and the Nigerian Intervention Movement (NIM) have set up a high-powered technical committee to ratify an all-inclusive alliance against the second term ambition of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Members of the committee comprise key members of the National Executive Committees of the individual parties, their national chairmen and secretaries inclusive.

The constitution of the committee, Sunday Tribune learnt, formed the key resolution of a series of high-level meetings and consultations among leaders of the parties and pressure groups held in Abuja between last Tuesday and Friday.

Several of such meetings held at different locations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) attracted stalwarts of among other parties, the Labour Party (LP), United Progressive Party (UPP), and Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN), Action Democratic Party (ADP) and the Action Alliance (AA).

The SDP team to the talks comprised a former Minister of Education, Professor Tunde Adeniran; national secretary of the party, Mallam Shehu Gabam, and the deputy national chairman, Mallam Abdul Ahmed Isiak.

The team for the ADP consisted of the national chairman, Y. Y. Sanni; national secretary, Dr James Okoroma and the national treasurer, just as NIM co-chairman, Dr Abdul Jalil Tafawa Balewa member, Steering Committee, Dr Elishama Ideh, and the Director of Organisation, Hajia Khairat Animashaun-Ajiboye represented the movement.

Some of members of the technical committee, who spoke to Sunday Tribune on condition of anonymity, explained that the talks were part of the process of setting up a national grand alliance for 2019.

Sources said the leaders met on Friday at NICON Luxury Hotel, Abuja to decide on the choice among the SDP, ADP, and the ANN as the anchor party for the election.

The NIM leaders will hold a special National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Tuesday in Abuja on the choice of a party for the multi-party alliance.

It was gathered that a memorandum of understanding by all interested parties in the electoral alliance will be signed this week, after due consultations with their various leadership organs and the steering committee meeting.

http://www.tribuneonlineng.com/2019-sdp-adp-others-unite-against-buhari-may-sign-mou-this-week/

Bunch of useless political parties, with the way the the third force is carrying out its activities one will know how unserious they are.
No serious politician will be having merger talks less than a year to a major election with mushroom political parties without structures on ground. All the parties mentioned put together do not have up to 36 secretariats across the country.
ADC even have a known scammer as it's mobilising secretary for North Central.

Baba still the man for the job

So SDP isn't following Obj's Third Force? So the opposition votes will be divided between PDP, ADC (Obasanjo connection), and the SDP-included group?

You can see why Buhari 2019; Igbo Presidency 2023 is already a reality waiting to happen.

If you want to keep Buhari on his toes, use constructive (not destructive) criticism. Behave like Charlie Boy's Our Mumu Don't Do group did in London when they forced Buhari back to Nigeria. You are likely to get your voice heard because Buhari is a listening President.

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The current brain dead element in Aso rock should be sent packing immediately.


ANYTHING but Buhari

Anything to return Buhari to his Cows is fine by me.

It's becoming belated except if a credible candidate is presented

It will be a global shame for them as Pmb will sweep 2019 polls and so the opposition will keep becoming weak by so called alliances..

Firefire:
The current brain dead element in Aso rock should be sent packing immediately.


ANYTHING but Buhari

All u can say and no sense.

DrRasheed:

All u can say and no sense.

Ass licker, get behind me.

As long as president BUHARI and APC are concerned, no any foam of alliance of political party or candidate can defeat President BUHARI

All votes matters if our votes will count. So this merger with all these small parties is still a very welcome development.
More should come onboard.
This mistake in Aso Rock has to be corrected, so that nobody will be taking Nigerians for granted anymore.