The Coalition for Nigeria Movement, engineered by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to chart a new political pathway for the country ahead of the 2019 general elections will open offices across the six geo-political zones of the country this week. According to Sunday Punch, the development was confirmed by the Director, Media and Public Communications, Mr. Akin Osuntokun on Saturday. According to him;
“We are going to inaugurate zonal offices in the six geo-political zones this week. We have done the one for Abuja already. We will subsequently launch campaigns in the 36 states of the federation.”
Speaking on why majority of the stakeholders are from the Southern region as well as the presence of many older generation politicians, he said
“That is not correct. Ahmadu Ali is the protem chairman to begin with. Don’t forget that the coalition has just been launched and there will be more developments as time goes on.
“For any organisation to survive, no matter your ambition, it has to be a blend of the old and the new. The coalition will be depriving itself of a source of strength if you rule out completely the enlistment of significant political actors who have been on the stage for a while. Also, not all of them are tainted. There are quite a number of them that have their integrity intact. In politics, you don’t drive people away as long as they subscribe to the ideology of your organisation.”
