A group under the aegis of Coalition for Nigeria, CN, has accused Olusegun Obasanjo,a former president of Nigeria, of stealing its idea and name by ‘criminally’ launching the Coalition for Nigeria Movement, CNM.
Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, February 1, 2018, Sabo Odeh, the national president of the group, warned Nigerians not to be deceived into thinking they are dealing with the authentic group because Nigerians are playing into the den of political criminals.
He described the Obasanjo-led Coalition Movement as a group of failed politicians and those that had made immense contributions towards wrecking Nigeria with a sprinkling of youths that have anger issues.
The group said the authentic Coalition for Nigeria has noble intentions centred around galvanising Nigerians for nation building around tenets that are long term without pandering to unnecessary drama and media hype.
Odeh said; “Our Coalition is not limited to creating a backdoor for retired and tired politicians to install puppets in government for the purpose of continuing to loot the treasury while ruling by impunity as had been experienced in the past. Obasanjo Coalition Movement seeks to do the exact opposite while leveraging on our credible name to sell its lies to Nigerians.
“The authentic Coalition for Nigeria will continue to pursue the noble objective of having credible persons to drive the Nigeria Project irrespective of differences pertaining to class, ethnicity, religious or political affiliation. This is why we find it distasteful that an impostor coalition is using our identity to malign fellow Nigerians on the divisive concepts of ethnicity and geo-political differences. This is not only criminal but also sick.”
