2027 Elections: Northern democrats to register as political party

From Umar Dankano, Yola

The members of the league of Northern Democrats have resolved to register a new political party ahead of the 2027 general elections in the country.

This stance was arrived at during the league’s meeting chaired by its chairman and former Governor of Kano state,  Mal.  Ibrahim Shekarau on Thursday in Abuja, with 147 members in attendance agreeing that registering a new political party would create room to accommodate many independent members of the larger established political parties who currently feel reluctant to move into a smaller party but who are willing to move out to form a new party.

In a communique signed by the chairman, Governor Shekarau and Convener of the group,Dr. Umar Ardo, the league also resolved to support the National Opposition Coalition Group chaired by  former Senate President, Senator David Mark in driving the transitional politics towards the 2027 general elections or ⁠In the alternative, to fuse into an existing party as a primary and necessary alternative.

“We resolved that, our first option is to register a new party in order to accommodate many independent members of the larger established political parties who currently feel reluctant to move into a smaller party but who are willing to move out to form a new party.

“We resolve to coordinate a meeting of a larger various northern groups as agreed a few weeks ago in the ACF meeting in Kaduna to solidify northern positions and to mobilize Northern Nigerians to pressure the government, particularly the NASS leadership, to uphold the provisions of the Constitution which they swore to do

“We resolved to engage the 19 Northern governors on their seeming inertia to the terrible situation in the North – endemic poverty, state of destitution of our people, insecurity, unemployment, and the appalling economic crisis in the region, which we concluded is as a result of poor governance at the state and local government levels”, the league declared.

The league also frown at the recent cross carpeting of politicians from one political party to another without due regards to the provisions of the electoral act resolving to mobilize Nigerians to a civil resistance against the leaderships of NASS to force them to declare the seats of all the legislators in Delta and Kebbi states who cross carpeted to other political parties as stipulated by Sections of the constitution.

Accordingly, the group has directed its legal adviser to perfect registration of the league as an association after approval of its constitution and leadership of the Association during the meeting as required by laws of the land.