This is a real powerful movement, even if they are unsuccessful they will at least alleviate the damage being done by the People's "Democratic" Party.





Nigeria needs change, say new party promoters
From Alifa Daniel, Asst Political Editor, Abuja


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THE need to snatch the nation from the precipice was yesterday stressed by the National Democratic Initiative (NDI), whose leaders are expected to meet in Abuja today with the possibility of metamorphosing into a new political party, the National Democratic Movement (NDM).

At a media briefing yesterday in Abuja, Spokesmen of the NDI, Alhaji Sule Hamma of The Buhari Organisation (TBO); National Secretary, Action Congress (AC) Dr. Usman Bugaje; and Senator Lawali Shuaibu of the Democratic Peoples Party (DPP), disclosed that 72 politicians from across the six geo-political have been invited for the meeting.

Hamman said: "The NDI leaders (Gen. Mohammed Buhari, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and former Sokoto Governor, Attahiru Bafarawa) have come to the realisation that if the elites in this country continue to remain lethargic and selfish, then the geographical territory of Nigeria may disappear, which means that Nigeria can disintegrate in line with projections by some Western Intelligence.

"We at the NDI have accepted the burden of creating the process of National Dialogue that will establish a national consensus and create a viable process which we can all together salvage this country."

However, citing strategic and security reasons, the NDI spokesmen declined to disclose the venue of the proposed meeting.

But Hamman said former Presidential Candidate, Chief Olu Falae, erstwhile Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, ex-Cross River State Governor, Donald Duke, Senator Ben Obi and Mike Ahamba (SAN), among others, were expected at the meeting

Another source said Chief Ralph Obioha and Chief Ogbonaya Onu were listed as two of the prominent persons coming from the South-East geopolitical zone.

It was unclear last night if the two leaders of the Group of 21 (G21), former Senate President Ken Nnamani and former Speaker Aminu Bello Masari would honour the invitation reportedly sent to them.

The G21 was set up by aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwarts a few years ago to push for internal democracy within the party. However, it has been quiet recently following what an insider said was an infiltration of the group. At least three of its members are known to hold ministerial positions.

Hamma said the persons were invited in their personal capacity as men and women of integrity rather than the parties they belonged to.

Asked if the NDI would evolve into a political party as has been speculated, Hamma said it was left to the men and women who would meet today, stressing that the NDI was all inclusive and would accept anyone or organisation that believed in responsive and responsible democracy.

He said the meeting of the politicians was aimed at preventing the country from imminent collapse because of the "decadent, bankrupt political group" governing the country.

Nigeria, according to him has only its geographical entity in place while others like effective and credible leadership and organized system of management are missing.

His words: "The popular notion of events in this country is that the nation is sliding to decadence, bankruptcy of ideas, incompetence in administration, imminent possibility and now probability of collapse as a state.'

"This is so because every modern nation state is clearly underpinned by three elements one, an effective, legitimate, credible and competent government and authority that is capable of managing the environment, allocating resources, resolving conflict and generating development and hope.

"Two, a system or an organised method in which public affairs are conducted and managed on the basis of the Constitution, the law, the tradition and faith of the people in that particular territory.

"Three, the geographical territory. Of the three today, Nigeria can only speak of one, which is the geographical territory. It is our contention that there is no legitimate, effective, constant and competent credible administration in the country that is able to exercise authority creditably in the country.

"It is also our contention that there is no credible system that is capable of organising and managing social and community relationships, administration of justice and predictable relationships between the masses and the government of the day not to talk of its ability to interact with countries of similar standing within the comity of nations.

"So, the only thing that remains is the geographical territory of Nigeria and no wonder, therefore, many people in the world today consider Nigeria as a failed State."

Hamman added: "We fear that if the elites in this country continue to remain lethargic, greedy, selfish and uninterested in the future of their country, then by 2011 the geographical territory of Nigeria may disappear by itself and that is to say Nigeria may disintegrate which is basically the focus within international circles and within intelligence community internationally."

"So we in the National Democratic Initiative have accepted the burden and challenge of history at this point in time to create a process of national consultation with a view to establishing consensus and a viable and credible process through which we can all salvage our country.

"We have no doubt in our mind that this is part of series of efforts by various organisations, individuals and communities in the country but our own we believe is one that is matched by no other.

"These twelve persons that have been identified from each geopolitical zone of the country are people who have been identified on the basis of their political and social standing, political perspectives, commitment to community and national efforts and their capacity and willingness to be partners and members of an effort this nature.

"So, we scheduled a meeting for tomorrow (today) to consider issues regarding the way forward in terms of creating a level of understanding and commitment to the process, the concept and the reality of liberating Nigeria from this bankrupt decadent political group."

They need to be strong, true Nigerians will have their support.

how will this be different from others?

The future will be determined by the outcome of the electoral reforms and implementation of the
Mohammed Uwais' report. These guys are all the same.

Otherwise in 2011, PDP go vote for us as usual.

That is the bottom line and it has already started in Anambra. PDP has so dominated our mindset
that we assume they have won in any contest.