2023: Mega Alliance gives conditions for receiving members into Third Force

Barring any unforeseen development, the Third Force Mega Party Alliance spearheaded by Prof Attahiru Jega, Prof Pat Utomi among other leading lights of the Civil Society and labour movements, will be unveiled this week in Abuja after a major harmonisation and fusion meeting, where all agreements reached by stakeholders about the structure and manifesto of the Mega Party will be dotted.

However, in view of the intense pressures and numerous inquiries from political gladiators in the country, including former and sitting governors, aspirants, ministers, Federal and state lawmakers, among others, disenchanted with the current system in Nigeria, the Leadership of the Fusion Council of the Third Force Mega Party has said it will thoroughly assess and screen defectors and new entrants to ensure full acceptance of and compliance with Third Force political charter of demand recently adopted to mobilize the Nigerian peoples and workers for the 2023 ballot revolution to rescue and reset Nigeria.

Addressing Third Force stakeholders on Sunday during a virtual Consultative Parley of the National Consultative Front, NCFront, a spokesperson for the Fusion Council,  Bilikis Bello, said the unveiling of Third Force Mega Party will be followed immediately by the collection of nominations and expression of interest forms by intending party executives at all levels and aspiring party candidates, ahead of combined Congresses, Primaries and National Convention of the party scheduled to hold between the second week of April and end of May in line with INEC guidelines.

She also added that while the all inclusive Implementation and Harmonisation Committee recently constituted by the Fusion Council will also double as the National Convention Coordinating Committee of the Third Force Mega Party to oversee and supervise the successful planning of the Third Force National Convention for the elections of national officers and presidential candidate of the Mega Party, the State Implementation and Harmonisation Committees, to be announced this week, are also to serve as State Congress Committees for the purpose of coordinating State Congresses for the elections of party officers at the state levels, covering local government areas and wards, while also coordinating the elections of party candidates for the positions of members of House of Assembly, State Governors as well as Members of House of Representatives and the Senate.

“To this end, the collection of both Expression of Interest Forms and Nomination Forms for both intending party officers and aspiring candidates of the Third Force shall be open for collections from Monday, 4th April to Thursday, 14th April, 2022. However, approval for Processing Fees for Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms and concessions to be given to women, young and physically challenged aspirants are to be given by the Implementation and Harmonisation Committee this week.

“We therefore wish to enjoin all Nigerians craving for value based and service oriented change in Nigeria to quickly register with the Third Force Mega Party to rescue and reset Nigeria from unprecedented misrule and hopelessness, as only those who register as members of the Adopted Third Force Mega Party beginning from 4th April, 2022 shall be eligible to participate at the various congresses, primaries and national convention of the new Alternative Mega Party,” the Fusion Council stated.