The Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN), one of the newly registered political parties, says the letter written by former President Olusegun Obasanjo has vindicated its position on the need to have a new coalition that will “rescue the nation from the clutches of misrule and nepotism”.
In the letter addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari, Obasanjo said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cannot take Nigeria to an enviable height.
He challenged Nigerians to work together and change the old order.
In a statement on Wednesday, Onome Ojigbo, coordinator of ANN in Lagos state, said there is need to replace and retire “recycled” politicians.
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“Only a poor student of history will excuse Obasanjo from being part of those who contributed to the malaise that is plaguing the country,” Ojigbo said.
“However, his suggestion for a Coalition for Nigeria is a direct vindication of the position we have adopted from day one that the nation needs a coalition of professionals and technocrats who are burning with patriotism and who see politics, not as a means of amassing wealth, but of contributing to the development of the nation.”
He added that the party “saw the future” when it called itself a gathering of “technoticians” while stating clearly that it has come to disrupt the political space in the country by encouraging professionals and technocrats to step out of their comfort zones and be part of the political process.
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