A New Party to Emerge as Obasanjo Takes the Lead

Olesegun Obasanjo

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has registered with Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CN).

Reports have it that he registered in Ogun state at the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Oke-Ilewo Abeokuta.

Obasanjo while speaking to reporters said; the coalition is on course to defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019 elections; nationwide.

“This will be a movement of the people, CN will emerge victorious in 2019”, he predicted.

The former leader’s comment is a sign that the coalition will register to become a political party.

CN was launched yesterday in Abuja at the Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja.

Former PDP Governors - Olagunsoye Oyinlola and Donald Duke were in attendance.

While speaking at the event, Oyinlola said; the group is not yet a political party and for it to make electoral impact in the manner described by the former President, they would need to follow the constitution and register it as a political party.

Obasanjo suggested the formation of the movement in his recent statement on President Muhammadu Buhari and his administration. Source: dailypost.ng