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As former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s bombshell to President Muhammadu Buhari, advising him not to re-contest the 2019 presidential election sent shock waves across the country Tuesday, governors, legislators and political leaders cutting across the two major political parties – the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – met Tuesday night at an undisclosed location to continue discussions on the formation of a new major political party.

Sources conversant with the move to form a third major political party to wrest power from the APC, informed THISDAY that the meeting Tuesday night was a follow up to previous meetings held by the amorphous group of political leaders in Dubai, Saudi Arabia and London, with the objective of forming a “third force” that can meet the aspirations of its members.

One source who provided clarity on the coalescing of politicians that can trounce the APC and PDP in the next general election, explained that the concept of a third force in the political firmament has two strands.

The source, however, explained that even though the political leaders had bought into the formation of a third major party and were waiting in the wings to step out once it is formed, they are conscious of the fact that there may be insufficient time to get it registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before the elections.

THISDAY, January 24, 2018

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