2019: NIM, Eminent Political Leaders convene Special National Dialogue on the Future of Nigeria
…..To shortlist Presidential Candidate for 2019 at Summit
Nigeria Intervention Movement, NIM has announced plans to adopt a credible presidential candidate for the third force movement at its forthcoming National Political Dialogue on the future of Nigeria holding in Abuja from Tuesday, 28 to Thursday 30 August 2018
NIM; a platform for fresh breed political leaders, which initiated its grand political alliance towards the 2019 elections in March this year said about one thousand, 1,000 eminent political leaders have been nominated by its Local Organising Committee headed by Veteran Olawale Okunniyi, the Director General of NIM to be invited to rub minds and make exchanges on the best criteria for adopting a common credible presidential candidate for the third force movement ahead of the 2019 general elections holding next year in Nigeria
According to a statement issued by NIM Head of Media Bureau, Adebowale Adeniyi on Sunday in Lagos, thirty five, 35 presidential aspirants have already been nominated and shortlisted to show case their credentials and endowment at the historic Confab that will determine who leads the country from May 2019.
According to Adeniyi the list of presidential hopefuls shortlisted is a mix of seemingly credible old and young breed aspirants jostling for the third force movement endorsement for the 2019 elections
“Whoever is endorsed by the LOC of NIM at the all presidential aspirants Summit this month, after interacting with eminent leaders of thought and leading stakeholders in the country, shall be presented to the Nigerian public in September for national endorsement ahead of the 2019 elections “
In the same vein, the movement led by the duo of Dr Abduljalil Tafawa Balewa and Dr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN has decried the spate of orchestrated impeachments among the political class and office holders in the country, which the movement described as fast turning the country into a police state and likely to truncate the country’s democracy if allowed to continue
NIM said a growing political culture, where minority in Nigeria’s legislative chambers have been aided by security forces to initiate impeachment process or where impeachments have not followed due constitutional processes are risky to the survival of present hard earned democracy and should be resisted and should not be allowed to continue by the Nigerian civil society
