 The National Consultative Front, known as the Third Force Movement, is expected to form a mega-party this week. A spokesperson for the group, Olau Alew Kuni, stated this. Kuni said the group would not be registering a party afresh, but would adopt an existing party, change its name and its logo. He added that the Independent National Electoral Commission would be informed of the convention of the new party. Some prominent Nigerians set to be in the group include Professor Patrick Tomey, a former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor Kingsley Morgalu, Pastor Itwai Igodalo, former Ironic Chairman, Professor Atahir Ujieiga, and former Minister of Education, Dr Obi Eze Quasili. To join us to discuss this conversation is Olau Alew Kuni. He's the Director-General Intervention Movement, Nigeria Intervention Movement. Thank you so much for joining us. Thank you very much. It's my pleasure to be with you. Great. I just want to go back to a few years ago, if not last year, where Professor Tomey was asked the question if the Third Force was going to become, was going to met a more force from a movement into a political party, and he vehemently said no. Fast forward to yesterday or two days ago, the Third Force is telling us that they are going to be a political party. What should Nigerians believe here? Professor Tomey would not have told you that. Well, it's printed on the pages of our newspapers. You would have told you that about national consultative front. Maybe another platform. There is another platform that is doing other things. Rescue Nigeria project, et cetera. But the national consultative front from day one said it will try to mobilise Nigeria, governise a movement that would try to ensure a proper constitutional democracy, and then try to provide a platform for Nigeria to engage the 2023 elections so that they can also sponsor their own candidates, and then they can rescue Nigeria. So that cannot be Professor Tomey speaking for national consultative front on that matter. The vision statement and vision statement of the national consultative so maybe you were talking to him as to hold our initiatives and then it could have said that. But on this matter, I am the national secretary. Let's move on to the people who make up this party or this party that is about to emerge. We've seen the former education minister, Dr Obby is a Cassili Professor, Professor Tomey. Even the pastor of Trinity Church, Pastor Itwai Godalo. These are very interesting and very forward-thinking persons, people who have been very vocal in the criticism of the political space and talking about good governance. But then I go back to what happened in 2015 where we had the likes of Kingsley Moggallew and Dr Obby is a Cassili and some other people who were not necessarily in agreement as to emerge, but now we see these people in this political party. Shouldn't the party have instead of forming a political party distributed themselves into other political parties that are already strong enough, that have already been through the process, that have a structure of sorts to change the system? Or is it that you think that starting a political party a few months to the election is what Nigerians need and this is the saviour of our political environment? Some of us have been in the system politically and we have experienced more than even those that you think are in the APC and PGP. And what became of that was a function of our effort during Nadeco days and even afterwards that became APC. And we have time with all of this. It's just that we need to also mobilise and encourage those who are in this process to join forces with us to rescue Nigeria. Nigeria needs to be rescued from this school, my administration and my governance. And that is what those who find credit in the quality are being recruited to be here for. Just watch out for the mega force that will rescue Nigeria. I'm wondering how you intend to, I mean I respect the fact that you say you have, many of you have been playing in the political space, but Nigerians have also gotten used to the major political parties even though at the time at this point maybe Nigerians might be looking elsewhere. But I ask again what is that strategy that you would use to get Nigerians on your side. It's not about having men and women of great repute, I mean we have them spread across different political parties but do you have members that have the thing that Nigerians are looking for that would bring about good governance come 2023? I would argue that we need to be confident in the architecture of the country and we also need to make sure that we make a template that would help the people. The way we are going, Nigeria and so far is not so bad. It's not easy. All that we have to do because nobody is doing it. And therefore the rescue team will be rescued. This year we hope that you can see the fact that we have tried to help the country move forward from the date of the decision. So we are still seeing the same thing because those who came to that in 1990 were essentially the people who put out their effort to put out their effort and then picked up the resources of the country to decide itself. And therefore it is incumbent on those who are in the country to come together in one country, in one bloc, and to adopt a forwarded effort in the electorate in the balance of the gains those who are political and robot. Okay, all right, Mr Okuni, we want to thank you so much for being part of the conversation. Unfortunately the connection has been very unfair, but thank you so much. Olawale Okuni is the director general of Nigeria Intervention Movement and he's a member of the third force. All right, so you're also national secretary of the entry front. Thank you so much for being here. All right, well thank you all for staying with us. We'll take a quick break and I'll give you my take right after it. Well, here's my take. Lately we've been, you know, unsettled by the abysmal leadership currently offered by the political class and we really are earnestly looking forward to a rescue mission at the polls come 2023. The anticipation keeps growing and no one is really left out, including politicians. We've seen some interesting permutations in the jostle for the next presidential candidate and now we're here of a third force that's touted to be the saviour of sorts. But beyond the primitive sentiments that we've had of ethnicity, religion and age, the reality that stares us in the face is that we require more committed leadership and citizens engagement than we've ever had as a country. If we must turn this somewhat broken nation into a hopeful one. So the question is, are we ready to not just have these conversations but walk the talk? Like I always say, it's our duty as Nigerians to be resolute, to be more deliberate in our choices and knowing that this will one way or the other determine our nation's future. Nigeria's future is in your hands and that's my take. And to round up the show tonight Nigerians tell us how they think the third force will be doing in this election. I am Mary Anna Cohn, have a good evening. I didn't think any top party can conquer APC or PDP in this Nigeria this century. I didn't know maybe in the future but now to like 10 years to this time it can't be. Because APC and PDP like I didn't know what really happened but people like our mentality people for APC and PDP we believe that they are the only person that can do it but let's just try to another party. Maybe we can see the difference in this country. The issue is that before a third force takes up their job or takes out APC and PDP it would have been maybe for next coming election but not for now because for me they are not prepared yet. You understand. So before you think about it you would have built a structure. APC and PDP is taking over because they've already established a structure all over the countries and even at the local levels. The other grassroots structure is very important. I don't think so. You know, since they are the ruling party and you know Nigeria now before you can kick away a ruling party it's always a very serious something except if they would bring how will I say it's a good candidate from other party they can have chance but assistance now I don't think. It is possible if we can play one and be united and know the plan and the vision of this third party then we will fight and make it possible.