14 parties in Lagos form coalition to topple Ambode
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we think lagos residents deserve better and we should come together and give them the kind of government they want he said1 fourteen opposition parties in lagos state have formed an alliance to challenge governor akinwunmi ambodes all progressives congress apc in the 2019 elections1 he said that the star alliance was recently formed with the objective of providing what he called a credible alternative to the apc1 ajayi who also chairs the alliance listed other parties in the coalition as mega action alliance and new nigeria peoples party1 according to him the others include peoples progressive party peoples redemption party democratic alternative and accord1 ajayi said that the peoples party of nigeria people s alliance for national development and liberty peoples democratic movement and legacy party of nigeria were also part of the alliance1 he claimed that apc had yet to meet the aspirations of lagos residents hence the need for a credible alternative1 we formed this coalition to provide a credible platform on which to deliver good governance to the real people at the grassroots1 the chairman of alliance for democracy ad in the state mr kola ajayi made the disclosure on saturday in an interview news agency of nigeria nan in lagos1 he urged the residents to embrace the coalition which he said was formed for the masses1 the coalition chairman said that the parties in the alliance had been meeting regularly on the strategy to employ to win lagos in 2019.1 he said that the coalition would soon reach out to residents especially those at the grassroots on its development agenda1 the state chairman of nnpp malam shakirudeen olofin also told nan that the alliance was formed to give residents a better deal1 he said that the coalition was the lagos third force with the intention to bring real governance to the state1 also confirming the alliance the state chairman of mega party mr oladele idowu said that the coalition was formed to deliver real change to the state in the interest of residents1 lagos state chairman of action alliance mr shola omojola also told nan that the opposition parties were discussing strongly in the alliance to give the state residents a better deal1