By Peter Ikenna
The ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and the supposed ‘mega’ opposition- the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should be concerned or rattled.
Those they ought to be lobbying to join their parties are already on a journey; and have formed a new political movement- National Intervention Movement (NIM).
Owing to the caliber of membership NIM could be the force Nigeria and Nigerians have been waiting for to address the anomalies, injustices, corruption, and other vices that have earned the country bad reputation among other nations.
Thus, the message went viral on social media as NIM, over the weekend, released the Provisional Tasks Team and Steering Committees Membership List, cutting across the six get-political zones in Nigeria.
NIM’s style seems to have been influenced by Emmanuel Macron’s movement prior to French elections last year.
The iconoclastic, then French economy minister Emmanuel Macron, poised to shake up the political landscape before the presidential race, launched a political movement.
This sparked speculation about his own ambitions to run for power.
Today, Macron, a charismatic and straight talking former investment banker, has had a meteoric rise to become one of France’s most popular Presidents.
Two years before he launched the platform, Macron was ‘unknown’, belonging to no political party and never having run for elected office; he never delayed in sending a rocket through traditional French politics.
As the Guardian UK puts it, “While serving in a Socialist government, he has systematically attacked the taboo subjects of the left – from the 35-hour week to Sunday working, and the vast public service – and decried what he calls the terrible limitations of a ‘sclerotic’ France, paralysed by economic immobilism and the dire discrimination against the country’s multi-ethnic youth on housing estates”.
He started by hosting a “citizens’ rally” in his home town of Amiens, in northern France, where, Macron announced he was founding his own political movement, called En Marche!, or Forward!, which was neither “of the right nor the left”.
The platform was open to anyone from any political party, the movement is rounding up support from MPs and funding. Its aim is to come up with new ideas to solve the “blockages” holding France back.
“I’m in a leftwing government, unashamedly,” Macron said. “But I also want to work with people from the right, who commit to the same valuesThis ambition, it’s radical, it’s a bit crazy, but there is such an energy in this country.”
No doubt, Nigeria urgently needs ‘Macron’ to redeem her from socio-economic, political and other quagmires that have befallen the land.
This is why I feel NIM is on a right course and pray fervently that the foundation does not receive attacks from the political hawks.
What NIM Means
This platform is a ‘third force’ political reality to provide a credible alternative platform for ideal and acceptable political leadership and governance in Nigeria.
It is a purely owned political platform by the mass movement of the people of Nigeria. It does not have founding fathers owners and money bags investors. Every member Nigerian will contribute his token and widows might to fund and grow it and also fundamentally run it for the purpose of access to equal and unbiased opportunities to contest or run for elective offices in Nigeria under ideal democratic rules, tenets and ideals.
According to Olukayode Salako, Head of New Media and Networking, NIM National Secretariat, Abuja, “It is not a political party per se, but a mass movement of ideologically compatible and patriotic Nigerians to move a against the frustrating governing order statuscuo and operate as one force majoure entity under a political mission and agenda to always ensure the entrenchement of a new and ideal leadership order in Nigeria”.
Salako said that NIM will work with other splinter political, civil society and professional groups of interest in Nigeria to negotiate for power and elective offices for its members; support them to contest and help to install acceptable governments in every part of Nigeria.
NIM is already becoming a house hold name; it is growing as expanding fast across the six go political zones in Nigeria and will surely and strategically contribute prominently to the emergence of the new political order in the 2019 elections.
It is obvious Nigerians are earnestly asking for the emergence of the third political order in the present Nigeria.
This is one some concern, prominent and patriotic Nigerians are already building for you.
A. STEERING TEAM
1. Olisa Agbakoba
2. Rabiu Ishyaku Rabiu
3. Pat Utomi
4. AbdulJhalil Tafawa Balewa
5. Donald Duke
6. Ghada Abubakar
7. Kemi Jorge-Oyewusi
8. Aisha Aliyu
9. Frank Nweke Jnr
10. Jibrin Ibrahim
11. Isa Aremu
12. Emeka Okengwu
13. Olubunmi Usim Wilson
14. Hauwa Shekarawu
15. Eugene Enahoro
16. Khairat Animashaun-Ajiboye
17. Mary Manzo
18. Oby Ezekwesili
19. Bisola Clark
20. Ikpe Obong – Labour
21. Peter Balogun – Labour
23. TUC
24. PLWDs
25. Wale Ajani – Youths
26.Naseer Kura
27. Charity Shekari
28. Olawale Okunniyi – DG
B. FINANCE TEAM
1. Donald Duke
2. Rabiu Ishyaku Rabiu
3. Olisa Agbakoba
4. Pat Utomi
5. AbdulJhalil Tafawa Balewa
6. Kemi Jorge-Oyewusi
7. Abisola Clark
8. Akin Osuntokun
9. Adenike Sobajo
10. SECRETARIAT
C. IDEOLOGY COMMISSION
1. Jibrin Ibrahim
2. Pat Utomi
3. Eugene Enahoro
4. Kemi Jorge-Adewusi
5. Sam Amadi
6. Bolanle Onagoruwa
7. Isa Aremu
8. Opeyemi Agbaje
9. Femi Aborishade
10. Odia Ofeimun
11. Natasha Akpoti
D. POLITICAL COMMISSION
1. Olisa Agbakoba
2. Issa Aremu
3. Emeka Okengwu
4. Shittu Kabir
5. Alistar Soyode
6. Akin Osuntokun
7. Dare Falade
8. Adijat Oladapo
9. Kassim Afegbua
10. Folashade Grace Brent
11. Ogbeni Lanre Banjo
12. SECRETARIAT
E. CONTACTS & MOBILISATION TEAM
1. Shehu Gabam
2. Debe Odumegwu Ojukwu
3. Kemi Jorge-Oyewusi
4. Olubunmi Usim-Wilson
5. Rachel Oniga
6. Naseer Kura
7. Aisha Aliyu
8. Tony Uranta
9. Wale Ajani
10. Adenike Sobajo
11. Adijat Oladapo
12. Chigozie Ubani
13. Shettima Yerima
14. Seidu Ahmed TAL
15. Foluke Daramola
16. Bunmi Oriniowo
17. Mojisola Olusoga
18. SECRETARIAT
F. STUDENTS & YOUTHS’ CELLS TEAM
1. Mary Manzo
2. Khairat Animashaun-Ajiboye
3. Abbah Ejembi
4. Ismail Olawale
5. Wale Ajani
6. Steve Aluko
7. Japhet Odesanya
8. Rachel Oniga
9. Gbenga Ademujimi
10. SECRETARIAT
G. REPORTS HARMONISATION
1. Olawale Okunniyi
2. Emeka Okengwu
3. Naseer Kura
4. Promise Adewusi
5. Bolanle Onagoruwa
6. Prof Anthony Kila
7. Inn. C.
8. Fatima Bako
H. STRATEGY & MARKETING TEAM
1. Tony Uranta
2. Inn. C.
3. Victor Enahoro
4. Opeyemi Agbaje
5. John Ekwuyasi
6. Rachel Oniga
7. Dare Falade
8. Saidu Ahmed TAL
9. Kola Onadipe
10. Anthony Kila
11. Ejembi Abbah
12. Emeka Okengwu
13. Bunmi Oriniowo
14. SECRETARIAT
I. LEGAL TEAM
1. Olisa Agbakoba
2. Femi Falana
3. Mike Ozekhome
4. Femi Aborishade
5. Ayo Obe
6. Supo Sasore
7. Osagie Obayuana
8. Jiti Ogunye
9. Ebun Adegboruwa
10. Supo Ojo
12. Esther Uzoma
13. Malachy Ugwumadu
14. Ubani Oyenkashi
15. Mohammed Fawehinmi
16. Joe Nwokedi
17. Natasha Akpoti
18. Yomi Dada
SECRETARIAT
J. DIASPORA COMMISSION
1. Baba Adam
2. Bola Abimbola
3. Moshood Aderibigbe
4. Taiwo Akinola
5. Lanre Ijaola
6. Alistar Soyode
7. Muyiwa Okunniyi
THE NATIONAL SECRETARIAT
Olawale Okunniyi, DG
Naseer Kura – (DDG) – Publicity
Promise Adewusi – Administration
Ronnie Dikko – Documentation
Chris Azor – Research
Abba Ejembi – Strategy
Khairat Animashaun-Ajiboye – Contacts
Kayode Salako – Social Media & Networking action.
Nigerians, this is your NIM!