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In what they described as efforts to build a consensus for National rebirth, thought leaders, political juggernauts and business moguls under the aegis of The 2022 Committee met in Lagos last weekend to map what they called a new consensus for national rebirth.
The meeting, attended by 100 leading business, political, civil society and thought leaders comprising of 14 current governors and 13 past governors as well as 3 former senate Presidents and others was meant to discuss issues of urgent national importance which include the quality of leaders to emerge come 2023, a statement from the group says.
The statement signed on behalf of the conveners by Kashim Ibrahim Imam and Nduka Obaigbena obtained by TMSnews stated that the 2022 Committee is interested in the quality of leadership that will emerge in Nigeria at all levels come 2023.
The statement reads in full;
Working in 3 Sub-Committees of National Security, The Economy and Nigeria in Transition, the participants recognised that there is an urgent need to seek common ground and irreducible minimum actions to stabilise
the polity at this critical time of transition.
The meetings will continue, as we work with Federal and State Governments, current and future political leaders of all political
persuasions, as well as other eminent patriotic citizens, for the greater good of the Nigerian people.
Whilst The 2022 Committee is interested in the quality of leadership that will emerge in Nigeria at all levels, we consider attempts to link the
Committee with candidates or political parties for the 2023 elections as an unwarranted and unnecessary distraction – candidates are only chosen by political parties and we are not a political party.
All the 100 leading lights of the 2022 Committee have the capacity for national leadership; indeed, amongst the very active participants in the work of the Committee are over 7 persons, from 3 or more political parties, who have already publicly declared their aspiration to lead the country but are desirous of working with other patriots for non-partisan greater national goals. We must have a secure, peaceful and united nation before we can have candidates for political offices.
The Committee believes that what Nigeria needs today is for all patriots to come together to rescue our nation from all political, economic and security threats, and promote the unity of Nigeria. We call on all patriotic volunteers,
who are willing and able, to join this collective effort to stabilise the system so we can all build a new Nigeria we can all be proud of.
