New Mega Political Party 'Nigerian Patriots' Set to Emerge...APC,PDP Chieftains Join

Ahead of 2019 general elections, a new politicalmovement, the Nigerian Patriots, NP, has emerged.The group, it was gathered, has an ultimate goal of becoming a mega-party that will contest for elective positions. Those who have shown interest in the group, according to a Tribune report, include some former Nigerian leaders, vice presidents, former and serving state governors, senators and House of Representatives, as well as eminent politicians.A number of chieftains of the All Progressive Congress, APC, People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Labour Party, LP, and the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, are also reportedly part of the proposed party. It was learnt that most of the leaders in the South-West, comprising former

PDP governors and lawmakers who were uncomfortable with some prevailing situations in their parties, are also part of the group. The steering committee of the proposed party is headed by a PDP bigwig, Chief Dosu Oladipo, who stated that “Anybody that wants the survival of this country should come to the Nigerian Patriots. It is not a socio-cultural group; it is a political group.Speaking on the ongoing talks, Oladipo said the group boasts of members who strongly believed in restoring good governance by ending an era of impunity and ineptitude to the political space. He disclosed that he and other leaders of the steering committee met in Ibadan, last Wednesday, in the ongoing moves to consolidate on the gains of the past few weeks of serious engagements and consultations.Oladipo did not disclose when NP would apply for registration by INEC because of the need “to avoid some mistakes that characterised the formation of mega parties in the past.” "You don’t do things in haste, when it comes to forming the kind of formidable national party we are involved."We are promoting the principle of inclusiveness and consultation.“We are still reaching out to other like-minds across board and once they say, ‘oh, it is time to move to the next stage, we will gladly comply”, he added.