By Kolawole Ojebisi
Human Rights Activist, Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) has said he is not part of a new political movement known as the National Consultative Front.
The formation of the movement was announced in a communique on Wednesday.
The former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) was listed alongside Ghali Na’abba, a former speaker of the house of representatives; Femi Falana, human rights lawyer; Obadiah Mailafia, ex-deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and Oby Ezekwesili as members of the movement.
Others are Abubakar Umar, Jibo Ibrahim, Chidi Odinkalu, Shehu Sani, a former senator; Remi Sonaiya, a former presidential candidate.
The movement said its formation was “aimed at driving reforms” in the country.
But in a series of tweets on Thursday, Agbakoba said he was not consulted, noting he is not part of the movement.
“Dear all, my attention has been drawn to a widely circulated story that I am part of a new political movement known as the National Consultative Front.
“Without prejudice to the need for such a political movement, I want to place it on record that I was not consulted and so I am not part of the National Consultative Front,” Agbakoba tweeted.
The new political movement in a communique on Wednesday had said its intervention is aimed at providing a credible alternative political class and leadership for Nigeria as a result of the “failures” of past leaders of the country.
“A new ideological mass Movement shall be initiated to embark on immediate mass mobilisation of the nooks and crannies of the country for popular mass action towards political constitution reforms that is citizens-driven and process-led in engendering a new Peoples’ Constitution for a new Nigeria that can work for all,” the group said.
