NIM Welcomes New Coalitions, Groups To The 3rd Force Initiative

The Nigeria Intervention Movement (NIM) – a new political movement recently initiated by a group of Nigerians has hinted that its doors were wide open to welcome new coalitions and other political groups for the actualisation of popular democratic reordering of Nigeria by all citizens.

In a statement by signed by Mallam Naseer Kura, Deputy Director General (Media and Publicity Bureau), the group stated that the events of the last few days had necessitated the public statement to clarify its position on the recent political developments in the country.

He said that the swift, positive response of the Nigerian people to the overriding philosophy and the message of the Nigeria Intervention Movement (NIM) was a clear manifestation that NIM held a shared vision with the majority of the Nigerian populace and that its emergence was demand driven.

The Deputy Director General (Media and Publicity) said that was underscored by the recent, historic statement by former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, PhD whose clarion call on like-minded Nigerians from different states and regions of the Federation, different religious beliefs and backgrounds, groups of Nigerians from different professional and sectoral leanings to come together to create an environment for the realization of the citizens’ potentials and aspirations he said was timely.

He said that Obasanjo’s views clearly resonated with the basic principle and goal of the NIM which necessitated its formation on November 28, 2017.

Mallam Naseer Kura reitirated that NIM was conceived as A THIRD FORCE MOVEMENT for the mobilization of Nigerians towards changing the socio-political contraption by democratic means on account of the failure of both the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to utilise the goodwill received from the peoples of Nigeria in the last 18 years.

He said those elitist contraptions were ill-equipped and unprepared for the challenge of transforming our nation from its underdeveloped status to one that will be prosperous and equally create the environment for the realization of citizens’ potentials and aspirations.

He hinted that it was important to note that the NIM welcomes the Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola- led Coalition of Nigeria Movement (CNM), an earlier launched Wale Ajani-led Coalition of Nigeria Movement (CONIM) as well as other groups such as Revive Nigeria Group, Restoration Group etc that aim to lead the country out of the current precipice. He said that the group equally welcomes all men and women of goodwill across the country who were determined to see our nation out of the woods.

Mallam Kura said that as much as some sympathisers of the present regime had raised questions as to the motive behind the writing of the letter by Obasanjo, that on the part of NIM, the issues raised by Obasanjo in his letter were germane and were in tandem with the views expressed late last year in NIM’s press statements on the worrisome state of the country.

He maintained that while applauding Obasanjo’s endorsement for their third force initiative, that NIM members were willing to open talks and alliances with any offshoot coalitions emerging from Obasanjo’s clarion call and also willing to bring them onboard their third force agenda for Nigeria.

Mallam Nasser Kura said that they will continue to call upon Nigerians to remain vigilant and ensure that they participated in the democratic process particularly the electoral process, by ensuring that everyone of voting age registered to vote and got their PVCs ready for the 2019 electoral revolution in Nigeria.