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Newly created third force movement, The National Movement (TNM), on Thursday said it is waiting to harvest massive defectors from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after the conduct of their presidential, governorship and other primaries.

Speaking to Daily Independent, a prominent senator from the Northern part of the movement, also said they will soon begin a massive campaign targeted at Nigerian youths and working professionals on the need to the movement to rescue the country from the brinks in 2023.

Launched on Tuesday, the TNM , a political group was formed by some prominent politicians, including former Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso; former National Secretary of defunct Congress for Progressive Change (C), Buba Galadima; former Chairman of Northern Elders’ Council, Tanko Yakasai, and former Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung.

Others are former Governors Murtala Nyako, Lucky Igbinedion and Achike Udenwa; Professor Pat Utomi, former Executive Secretary of TetFund, Dr. Bappa Bichi, Buba Galadima, Tahir Saad, Solomon Dalung, Rufai Hanga, Senator Grace Bent, and Professor Attahiru Jega, a former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Other of the movement are Air Vice Marshall Ifeanaju, Solomon Edoja, Nweze Onu, Folasade Aliyu, Rufai Alkali, Suleiman Hunkuyi, Umale Shittu, Ibrahim Ringim, Ali Gwaska, Paul Okala, Idris Wada, Abdulrahman Abubakar, among several others.

While urging world powers to rescue Nigeria from the brinks, the politicians bemoaned the state of the nation, which they blamed on inept leadership, saying Nigerians need to lend their voices to the struggle to save the country’s democracy.

When asked if the group has the required number and strength to dislodge the ruling APC out of power, our source said, “The timing of this movement is very strategic.

We have observed that the PDP and APC are in disarray and we know there will be an implosion soon especially in the ruling party.


You can see that they keep shifting their convention for fear of violence. “We are waiting for them to conduct their primaries.

We have some like minds in these parties who are unhappy with what is going on and will soon us. They are just waiting for the parties to conduct their primaries which will be manipulated as usual. After these, many of them will leave the parties and us.

“Aside that, we will also mobilise Nigerian youths who are fed up with this old order to our fold. Many of them are desperate to move out of the country because of poor leadership. We will tell them to wait behind and hands with us to rescue the country.

After all, if we all flee, who will save the country for us?” he asked.

In a related development, associates of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will on Saturday in Lagos organise a body tagged ‘Citizens Unite’ aimed at drumming for his presidential bid.

The invitation sent to Daily Independent reads, “We hereby write to invite you for the coverage of the maiden launch event of a unified body called ‘Citizens Unite’.


"Citizens Unite is a unified body of young and old progressive and visionary citizens of our great country Nigeria in solidarity with the vice president, Professor Yemi Osibanjo, for a better Nigeria.

“With a vision to offer room for diverse growth opportunities while providing leadership and professional positioning to develop our country, states, and local communities, our mission is to inspire, empower, and engage relevant stakeholders to champion a generational and ideological shift in Nigeria’s political leadership”.

https://independent.ng/new-third-force-to-receive-apc-pdp-defectors-after-primaries/

APC+PDP=TNM

You mean Internally Displaced Politicians like man of the peepoo and oshopikin.

If they can get a big fish like Atiku or Tinubu them, I will take them seriously

Drug lord should be warming up to them after his disgrace in apc

bennybuhari:
If they can get a big fish like Atiku or Tinubu them, I will take them seriously

You must be a political jobber

See them gathering again? Bleep all these old recycled brigade of useless politicians. Nigeria what ailieth thee? Stop going in circles. The nationhood of this contraption needs to be redefined.

Demand for a holistic restructuring or call for referendum. The present economic, politico-military geographical structure of this failed entity will never allow for any meaningful development. Go back to regional autonomy.

I suspect this movement is somebody's Plan B if he doesn't get ticket

bennybuhari:
If they can get a big fish like Atiku or Tinubu them, I will take them seriously

Are you aware Kwankwaso would be the flag bearer

Will Atiku and Tinubu agree to be his vice?

Even with Muslim Muslim wahala

Not all are bad..I can see some sensible Nigerians like Jega and Utomi

Racoon:
See them gathering again? Bleep all these old recycled brigade of useless politicians. Nigeria what ailieth thee? Stop going in circles.

Demand for a holistic restructuring or call for referendum. The present economic, political-military geographical structure of this failed entity will never allow for any meaningful development. Go back to regional autonomy.

hisexcellency34:
Not all are bad..I can see some sensible Nigerians like Jega and Utomi

Same people that helped foist the present Buhari catastrophe on Nigerians? Abeg make we hear word.

Very impossible

Truthisunique2:
Are you aware Kwankwaso would be the flag bearer

Will Atiku and Tinubu agree to be his vice?

Even with Muslim Muslim wahala

Another APC-like party. Party of those that their plans didn't go as planned and without ideology. Still same old criminals creating useless political parties upandan

Nigeria politics
Recycling the same corrupt folks, all they need to do is to change party
Same content different container

These ones are just wasting their time and money.

End of the year party

You can see that they keep shifting their convention for fear of violence. “We are waiting for them to conduct their primaries.

What a con tree

TNM na Tinubu plan B

Atiku repeating 2019 strategy

A party to welcome people like Aregbesola

Las las na still dsame apc and pdp ancestors go park full there....

Sense will not kill this people

Lol, what is wrong with Pat Utomi?

He jumps around from party to party. Apparently this man is a terrible judge of character.

Racoon:
See them gathering again? Bleep all these old recycled brigade of useless politicians. Nigeria what ailieth thee? Stop going in circles. The nationhood of this contraption needs to be redefined.

Demand for a holistic restructuring or call for referendum. The present economic, political-military geographical structure of this failed entity will never allow for any meaningful development. Go back to regional autonomy.

Complaining about governance structure on Nairaland daily wouldn't change a thing

Get involved at grassroot level and take charge...

Vote and people who share your ideology and market such candidate to u

Restructuring no be by mouth, neither is call for referendum.... It is the complete review of 1999 election by 2/3 of the National Assembly (309 ) and 2/3 majority in 27 states accross the federation with the approval of the Presidency

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Third wetin?

2015 third force. Ended in bin.

2019 third force ended in dump site.

Pls too early for nonsense talk.

The association of failed and sidelined politicians looking for a way back to relevance

The sad truth is that someone from either APC or PDP will still win come 2023.

Nigerians forget that it is always the political class against ordinary Nigerians...political platforms are just buses to convey them to the cookies.

The ever changing of colour by a chameleon and the repeated shedding of skin by a snake doesn't change what they are.

THIRD FALSE



ASSEMBLY OF FINISHED POLITICIANS

bennybuhari:
If they can get a big fish like Atiku or Tinubu them, I will take them seriously

They surely will