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Leaders of the Project Nigeria Movement otherwise known as Nigeria Consensus Group and the Citizens’ Advocacy Group of the Civil Society have resolved to initiate a major national parley on how best to intervene in the 2015 polls to stem a possible logjam in the aftermath of the elections.
The meeting which was expected to be attended by eminent leaders of thought and leading political activists in Nigeria is convened after initial consultation by the Leader of Project Nigeria Movement, PNM, Elder statesman and Eminent Jurist, Professor Ben Nwabueze.
According to a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos by the spokesperson of the movement, Che Olawale Okunniyi, the meeting was already proposed to hold in the first week of March in Lagos to give popular direction to Nigerians.
Okunniyi also stated that the forthcoming meeting, which is the first in the series of national intervention plan of the movement, would also dissect the profile and commitment of the two leading presidential candidates in the 2015 elections, as regards the popular agenda of Project Nigeria for a representative referendum, to restructure and give a brand new peoples’ constitution to Nigeria.
The statement also hinted about the possibility of setting up a technical assessment team, to interface with key players in the ongoing electoral process, to be able to arrive at a credible decision on the group’s political alignment
“It has become very crucial that we handle the situation well to prevent the imminent collapse of constitutional democracy in the country.
“As it now seems likely that by desperate and panicky actions of the political class, the prediction of the United States in 2005 about Nigeria’s disintegration in 2015 is about to come to pass.
“But we are quite upbeat about the prospects of this very strategic initiative, as over 50 invited leaders representing diverse platforms and interests have already confirmed their participation at the parley as we speak,” the statement concluded.
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