SAN FRANCISCO, November 29, (THEWILL) – Prominent lawyer, Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has declared that it is now evident that the 2014 National Conference was tailored to suit the political interest of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.
Agbakoba made this known in Abuja at the unveiling of a new political group, the ‘National Intervention Movement,’ which seeks to galvanise Nigerians towards building a national political consensus to rescue the nation from total collapse.
He insisted that the new movement will be different from the 2014 confab which he took active part in but revealed that he rejected the allowance given to participants.
The legal practitioner, who was named as the leader of the NIM’s national steering committee, explained that his daughter had advised him against taking part in the 2014 conference but that he also had its doubts.
“But I resolved that (conflict) with Pastor Tunde Bakare by rejecting the N12.5m allowance,” he revealed.
“It is now clear that the 2014 confab was meant to serve President Jonathan’s political interest.
“The difference between what we are doing today and what IBB did in his confab, what Abacha did in his confab what OBJ did in his own confab and what President Jonathan did in his own confab is that, they had their own political agenda.
“So, if we start from saying that Nigeria is a failing or failed state we have about 180 million people who do not take part in the political discuss.
“If we can get this political movement and get these people to make a political choice, that will be the difference.”
Other members of the steering committee are Donald Duke, Prof. Pat Utomi, Dr. Kemi George, Isa Aremu, Dr. Abduljalil Tafawa Balewa, Rabiu Isaiku Rabiu and Senator Abubakar Gada.
