Senator confirms formation of 'Third Force'

      An All Progressives Congress (APC) senator from Kaduna State, Alhaji Shehu Sani has confirmed the existence of former President Olusegun Obasanjo's coalition to rescue Nigeria from President Muhammadu Buhari's inefficient government. Senator Sani said Obasanjo had reached out to Nigerian lawmakers in both the APC and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He said National Assembly members belonging to the two major parties will soon defect to the coalition being shepherded by Obasanjo.

    In a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari earlier this month, Obasanjo had called for the establishment of a coalition  to save Nigeria from Buhari's incompetent government. Senator Sani said the coalition had started gaining prominence as members of the National Assembly were bracing up to defect when the time comes. The Guardian finds that about 80 percent of Abuja lawmakers are ready to join the former president's coalition. We also found that many former state governors were already joining the coalition.

    Sani said while it takes two weeks to register a political party, but even then, there is one particular registered party at hand which will likely be the focus. From schemes to oust Senate President Bukola Saraki by the executive, it is apparent that there are people in APC not comfortable in it. The same disquiet abounds in the PDP, thus reports affirm that there will most likely be defections from both main parties within the next one month. Sani said the coming APC national convention will determine the survival of the APC. He opined the possibility of APC becoming a minority party in the National Assembly before the 2019 general elections.

    Meanwhile, the millionaire businessman and founder of Aiteo Group of Companies, Benedict Peters has declared that he isn't the person funding Obasanjo's third force. In a statement, Mr Peters denied links with Obasanjo's new group. The statement reads: "For the record, I wish to state categorically and unequivocally that I am not a financier of the said organization or any socio-political association or political party in Nigeria or anywhere in the world." In his letter, Obasanjo had asked Buhari not to seek reelection in 2019.He also called for the formation of the 'Third Force' a coalition outside the APC and the PDP parties.

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