Tinubu, Atiku, other top men allegedly set to move to another party?

Barring any last-minute change of plans, a new proposed mega opposition party in the country will be formed in the next few months, before the end of next quarter.

It was gathered that the Ahmed Makarfi faction of the PDP and aggrieved chieftains of the APC had intensified efforts aimed at forming the party since the result of the Ondo State election.

Findings showed that besides the plan to form a new mega party, those involved in the talks were also considering adopting any of the existing political parties as their platform.

Those who are participating in the talks are,

former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and a national leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

A PDP chieftain, who confided in Punch, said with what happened in Ondo, it had become obvious that the Muhammadu Buhari administration was not ready to relinquish power despite the fact that it had no solution to the economic recession in the country.

The source said, “The mega party is still at a formative stage but I can tell you we are making steady progress.

“With what happened in Ondo, you will agree with me that the cabal around the President, including a governor from the North-Central, and some ministers, have hijacked the party structure.

“They have shown more than once that they want to frustrate Tinubu and Atiku out of APC. These are tested politicians, who have no plans of retiring any time soon.

“The picture will become clearer before the end of the first quarter of next year (March 2017) because some of our people believe that if we come out now, the cabal will use executive powers to frustrate us. Others feel it is better to let Nigerians know but our leaders are meeting at home and abroad. We are waiting for them.”

Investigations showed that those involved in the talks were aware of the Federal Government’s plot to thwart the groups’ plan to form a new mega party, informing the plan of the groups to adopt any of the existing parties and uplift it to a mega status.

Another PDP chieftain, who confided in Punch, said, “We are working on the plan to form a mega party, but we may adopt any of the existing parties, if the government thwarts our efforts.”

For Rabiu Kwankanso, it was gathered that the former governor had almost been pushed out of APC by his successor, Abdullahi Ganduje.

“Kwankanso is going to be part of the new arrangement because for now, he is only a fringe member of the APC,” the PDP source added.