As alignments and realignments begin to emerge ahead of the 2023 general elections, political parties and civil society organisations in the country have
Agbo stated: “We are never tired of talking to Nigerians. Some people always have the tendency of having one party, that is, a party in power. Because a lot of them believe it is better to stay where you can get crumbs or support the government where you can get small money.
He urged Nigerians to look at the antecedent of politicians, their contributions in the past towards the development of not just their party, but the nation and democracy in general. “If Nigerians who are complaining of rigging, violence, electoral fraud, manipulation in their huge numbers, if they can come together and have a more transparent platform as a political party, it is very possible that they can wrest power from the riggers and election manipulators,” Rafsanjani said, but he insisted that the voters are already marginalised.
The CISLAC head who said absence of internal democracy in political parties is a major issue Nigerians must address ahead of the 2023 general elections, added that if they had insisted on a certain amount of transparency in the political parties, it would have been possible to carry out reforms that can hold the political parties accountable for their actions.
Also speaking, the director of programmes, Yiaga Africa, Cynthia Mbamalu, said the crisis in the two major political parties do not warrant a third force, but that Nigerians should go for quality and not political parties. For the 2023 general elections, Cynthia said what people are looking out for is not a third force but an alternative to the present crop of politicians.
“Of course, it is everybody’s right to do what they like. Ours is not political. We don’t want to delve into the politics involved. We want political parties to give citizens the right information and ensure that their votes actually count. He said, “Prof Jega is not the first to submit that both the ruling party, APC, and its predecessor, PDP, have failed to deliver on the promise of democracy – be it in terms of infrastructure or by way of values needed to glue Nigeria together as a peaceful and united nation.
Headed by former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Ghali Umar Na’Abba, the committee was mandated “to negotiate and facilitate an inclusive Mega Party Movement for Nigerians.” Speaking exclusively to LEADERSHIP Sunday, head of the Public Affairs Bureau of NCFront, Dr Tanko Yunusa, said, “We want to commend some of our Frontline leaders for coming out boldly to make statements that are targeted towards emancipating the Nigerian people from the shackles of misrule and miss governance that we found ourselves.
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