By AbdulRahman Obaje

The Nigeria Liberty Movement, NLM has officially confirms the appointment of its National Director, Mobilization and Contact, Alhaji Suleiman Yunusa.

The taking of oats of office which takes place at the National Headquarter of the party in Abuja, Tuesday, May 13th, 2025, shortly before the official merger of Allied Peoples Party, APM and NLM saw NEC and party big wigs in attendance.
During the ceremony, the National Chairman, NLM, Ambassador Thompson Mesach said the capacity leader has demonstrated his capacity in the area of grassroots mobilization, and so merit the confirmation calling for more commitment and dedication to the success of NLM.

In his acceptance, Alhaji Suleiman Yunusa said this is a call for action as he will continue to do what he has been known for, which is grassroots mobilization.

He most especially thanks the National Leader, Nigerian Liberty Movements, NLM, Ambassador Moses O. Adebisi, PhD, (aka THISDAYSMOSES, AL MUSA) the National Chairman, Ambassador Thompson Mesach and other National Executive Members for the recognition of his contributions to the growth of NLM.

He further thanks his mobilization team members, stakeholders and well-wishers across the country for their supports, commitment, charging them to not relent in their efforts and be more resilient in their mobilization efforts.

By AbdulRahman Obaje

Alhaji Suleiman Yunusa, the National Director, Mobilization and Contact, Nigeria Liberty Movement, NLM says there is need for every stakeholders in Allied Peoples Movement, APM and Nigeria Liberty Movement to collaborate in a way that would see to the fruitfulness of the NLM political ideology.

A Capacity Leader that has been in the forefront of grass root mobilization for NLM made this statement during an official merger and release of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC certificate by APM to NLM in Abuja, today Tuesday, May 13th, 2025.

Yunusa while commending the wisdom of the leadership and stakeholders of APM to merge with NLM said, “as the historic event of today has put the necessary power in the hands of NLM to fully partake and participate in any future political activities in Nigeria, we now need to put NLM ideology of creating a new breed of leadership to full motion and be in a continual collaborative synergy that will see to the empowerment of the down trodden.”

Hon Yunua thereby calls for continued supports and commitments of its mobilization team members, stakeholders and well-wishers across the country to go all out for grass root mobilization as this is a national call to action.

He also said, “I thank the Founder and the incumbent Chairman of the Allied Peoples Party, APM, Alhaji Muhammadu Musa Bagana, for his leadership and wisdom in merging with Nigeria Liberty Movement, NLM.”

“I also thank the National Chairman, Ambassador mesach Thompson, the National Director, Coalition, HRH, Ogah Attah Alhaji Tijani Musa and the National Director of Operation, Otunba Kingsly Adejumo for your sagacity and doggedness in seeing that the merger is a success”.

“I also each and everyone here that leave whatever you are doing and be here today to witness this epoch making event as it unfolds.”, he continued.

Meanwhile, Alhaji Muhammadu Musa Bagana, Founder and the incumbent Chairman of the Allied Peoples Party, APM said it is time to focus and dump any selfish interest now that the merger has put the necessary political power in the hands of NLM.

Bagana that is ably represented by APM National Organising Secretary/Personal Assistant to The Chairman, APM, Pastor Frank Oluwa said, “we are now full members of NLM and we ceased to operate as APM and I am saying this with full authority in the power vested on me.”

“I have the full authority to speak here today on behalf of the National Chairman and I am ably representing him here today. And if you are in doubt, you can put a call across to him and confirm it that this what somebody is saying now.”

He further admonished the leadership of Nigeria Liberty Movement to make a judicious use of the merger as the certificate is released to NLM on a platter of Gold.

…Says APC Building Govt of National Unity

Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele on Tuesday justified the defection of all federal lawmakers from Kebbi State to the All Progressives Congress (APC), noting that the ruling party “is now running a government of national unity.”

Bamidele, currently representing Ekiti Central in the upper chamber, noted that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu did not coerce any member of the opposition political parties to defect to the APC contrary to public criticism.

He made this clarification at the Senate Chamber, National Assembly Complex, Abuja on Tuesday when all federal lawmakers from Kebbi State formally announced their defection to the APC.

The formal announcement was witnessed by the APC National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje; Governor of Kebbi State, Alhaji Nasir Idris and APC National Organizing Secretary, Alhaji Sulaiman Argungu, among others.

Senator Adamu Aliero, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi, Senator Garba Maidoki and all members of the House of Representatives had at the weekend informed President Tinubu of their decision to join the ruling party at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Consequently, all the federal lawmakers from the Northwest state formally announced their defection from the PDP to the APC at the Senate Chamber, Abuja yesterday in the presence of the party’s key national leaders.

After their announcement on Tuesday, Bamidele defended the defection of the federal lawmakers to the APC, noting that their decision was based on the overriding public interest and had nothing to do with turning Nigeria into a one-party state.

He, thus, noted that the ruling party “will not close our doors to anyone intending to join the party. In the same way, we will not also discriminate against anyone either on the basis of religion, tribe or any other factor. Our doors will continue to be open for more people to join at all levels.

“In the meantime, we will continue to work with the members of the minority political parties. It is not by sheer coincidence that virtually all political parties from the Young Progressives Party (YPP) to the Peoples Democratic Party have to join the ruling APC.

“Even APGA, which has not joined the ruling party, has also graciously nominated and donated a honourable minister of state to the Federal Government of Nigeria under the APC administration. That is to say what we now are running is a government of national unity,” he said.

Bamidele specifically commended the defectors for their decision to join the ruling APC while reflecting on how the PDP was coercing members of the opposition parties to defect to its fold when it was in government at the federal level.

He said: “We were all in this country when PDP was the ruling party. We saw all the things that happened under the PDP in an attempt to get more states, more seats in the Senate and more seats in the House of Representatives. We are not at the polls. No one is being coerced.

“If anyone is coerced, definitely the person is not Senator Adamu Aliero. All of us know that the person cannot be Senator Yahaya Abdullahi that will be co-opted. Neither will Senator Garba Maidoki with a stint in the private sector before he ventured into politics will defect to APC without clear conviction. They are not all in politics so that they can feed themselves and families.

“As far as we are concerned, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi that I know will rather stay in opposition and be very loud. They all recognise that this is not the time for grandstanding. This is the time for all of us to work together to take Nigeria to the next level.

“One of the defectors has been privileged to be the Governor of Kebbi State, precisely from 1999 to 2007. He even served as the Honourable Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Today, he is the most ranking member of the Senate.

“Another one has served as the Leader of the Senate in the 9th National Assembly. These are people who know what they are doing. They can never mislead the people of Kebbi State. They can never mislead Nigeria.

“For us in APC, this is a wonderful development. For those who are keenly watching political developments, rest assured that at the end of the day, this can only be for the good and greatness of Nigeria. To the rest of our colleagues on the minority isle, we will continue to work together for the progress of Nigeria.

“I say it again for the umpteenth time. Those who refer to this parliament as a rubber stamp parliament should note that we are at a very critical stage of our national life when all hands must be on deck.

“Today, it is not about which political party you belong to. Once you are in this hallowed chamber, it does not matter which political party you belong to. What matters to us all is the overriding public interest. In the course of collectively serving overriding public interests, three of our colleagues saw the need to cross to the ruling APC.’’