The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the last general election in Ogun State, Gboyega Isiaka, has welcomed the call for a national coalition of patriots by former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Isiaka made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Abeokuta, at the weekend.
According to him, the call reechoes with his pet project, the “Believe Movement”, a socio-economic organisation that has empowered thousands of residents in Ogun state.
Isaka commended the former president for the courage displayed in speaking the truth, urging those in power not to castigate the former leader but instead appreciate his concern about the current harsh economic realities and insecurity Nigerians face daily.
He said, “It is a good thing that Baba Obasanjo has again intervened at a crucial time in our national life. Governance has failed already and what Nigerians need now is a movement of self-liberation and emancipation.
The political system is broken, most of the players are only self-seeking and after their personal welfare; and of course, the effect is the poverty, despondency and carnage in the land today”.
The people deserve better from elected leaders and if those in authority are failing in their duties to protect citizens, it is then the responsibility of the people to rise up, confront the status quo and chart a new path towards sustainable economic, social and human development, noted the two-time governorship contender, who confirmed warming up for another shot at the Ogun top office in 2019.
He said, “These are the ideals that the ‘Believe Movement’, which I am privileged to be the chief promoter, has been championing since its launch in December 2016.”
“I and my team saw the failure of the current system both in Ogun State and nationally; we then put up a mass movement that is predicated on civic enlightenment and value orientation around patriotism, community development, delayed gratification, shared prosperity and good governance.
“That there is an emerging national consensus towards mass movement as the way forward is a vindication of the rightfulness of what we have seen and been doing for a while with our own movement in Ogun State,” he said.
