There appears to be a simmering cold war between the Coalition of Political Leaders, which includes former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The spokesman of the group, Salihu Lukman, in a press statement on Monday, accused INEC of deliberately frustrating its efforts to register an alternative political platform.
Lukman maintained that efforts by individual leaders in the forum to seek registration of new political parties have become a tall order, alleging that the electoral umpire is being teleguided by external forces.
“The question of negotiating the political party is the most difficult challenge. This is an area that many members of the coalition have been engaging in different ways for more than a year now. Perhaps, it is important to highlight that there are many groups, including some members of the coalition, who have filed applications to…