Report has it that some prominent Nigerians have created a political movement.
The Rescue Nigeria Project, RNP, according to the founders , is to give Nigerians alternative platform to the existing parties in Nigeria, especially the ruling parties.
Former governor of Kwara state, Ahmed Abdulfatai, Prof Pat Utomi, Prof Tunde Adeniran, former governor of Cross River state, Donald Duke, Prof Attahiru Jega among other leading Nigerians are founders of the party.
In his keynote speech, Ahmed Abdulfatai said the Rescue Nigeria Project was set up to salvage the country and sort for a way to fix the problem. He said that they want to set a template and key criteria leaders must have before they can attain any political position. He said that unprecedented nepotism and political exclusion may have left the country more divided than ever as shown in the various separatists agitation that are threatening the corporate existence of the country itself.
Usuman Bugaje, national coordinator of RNP said that the RNP was founded on the premise that the challenges bedeviling the country were largely derived from poor leadership
According to him , RNP’s vision is to reconcile and re-unite the country, win and deploy political power for the purpose of nation building and national development , achieving prosperity for all, and the protection of life and dignity of every Nigerian citizen.
