arring any last minute hitch, the Action Congress of Nigeria and the Congress for Progressive Change may launch a fresh alliance to contest against Dr. Goodluck Jonathan at the presidential poll.

A reliable source close to the two parties told THE PUNCH on Monday that they would soon come up with fresh guidelines on their alliance for the election.

He disclosed that the National Executive Councils of the parties would meet in Abuja on Monday (yesterday) night to map out strategies for the alliance.

Our findings revealed that the two parties were emboldened by their performance in the National Assembly elections. Results so far released by the Independent National Electoral Commission show the two parties, especially the ACN, making big impacts in states hitherto considered as the Peoples Democratic Party’s strongholds. The results also indicate that the PDP may not have absolute majority in the National Assembly.

Our correspondents learnt in Abuja that the ACN and the CPC met on Sunday in Lagos where they reviewed the National Assembly elections.

Our source added that the two parties projected that there could be a runoff where they would present a common candidate after Saturday’s presidential election.

A top official of the CPC, who did not want his name in print because he was not permitted to speak on the issue, said that at the meeting in Lagos on Sunday, the two parties agreed that their NECs should come up with fresh guidelines on the proposed alliance.

The guidelines, it was learnt, would be based on the results of Saturday’s National Assembly elections.

When contacted, the National Publicity Secretary of the ACN, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, confirmed that the party’s NEC meeting would hold very late on Monday (yesterday). But he declined to disclose its agenda.

The ACN presidential candidate, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, and his CPC counterpart Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), are among the 19 candidates that will contest Saturday’s election with President Goodluck Jonathan of the PDP.

But the PDP dismissed the renewed alliance talks between the CPC and the ACN, saying they would not be able to stop Jonathan from wining on Saturday.

It was gathered that the meeting, which was held in Abuja, evaluated the outcome of a sub-committee that evaluated the chances of the All Nigeria Peoples Party, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau; Buhari and Ribadu.

A member of the Ciroma group, who spoke on the condition of anonymity said, “Our meeting looked at the various political scenarios, in view of the last Saturday’s national Assembly election with a view to deciding where to direct the northern electorate to vote.”


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http://nigerianbulletin.com/2011/04/12/poll-acn-cpc-plan-alliance-against-jonathan-the-punch/


I most confess they want to kill Gej and pdp oo.kilode na only am ni? lol