New party, NDM, emerges Wednesday – The Gaurdian
October 26, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi
All is now set for Wednesday’s launching of a new political organisation, the National Democratic Movement (NDM), which is intended to rival the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the national elections in 2011.
And the list of players in the movement continues to grow as it was gathered yesterday that prominent names from the South-East like former Minister of Information, John Nnia Nwodo; former Vice Presidential of the Action Congress (AC), Senator Ben Obi are part of the movement.
Others expected at the meeting, according to sources yesterday, are former Ekiti Governor, Chief Ayo Fayose and another AC chieftain, Chief Tom Ikimi.
The propelling forces from the North behind the movement are former Presidential candidates General Muhammadu Buhari, All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP); for Vice President Atiku Abubakar, (AC); former Sokoto State Governor Attahiru Bafarawa, Democratic Peoples Party (DPP).
