A coalition of fourteen opposition parties under the aegis of Credible Alternative Alliance, say they doubt if the administration of President Buhari is ready to meaningfully govern the nation.

The CAA includes 13 civil society organisations, as well as the Social Democratic Party, Peoples Redemption Party, Fresh Democratic Party, Nigeria Advance Party, People’s Salvation Party, Change Advocacy Party, United National Party for Development, Peoples Progressive Party and the Action Party of Nigeria.

The CAA said it was a bit too early for the new administration to be going cap in hand to the doorstep of foreign countries on policy issues pertaining to governance.

A former governor of old Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa; elder statesman, Dr. Tunji Braitwaite and former Minister of Finance, Chief Olu Falae, who spoke at a press briefing by the National Coordinator of CAA, Dr. Damian Ogbonna, on Thursday, June 4, said Buhari cannot be effective in governance, if he doesn’t carry along other political parties in the country.

A statement released by the group said in part: “We note that APC appears to want to cultivate and rely too much on the support of foreign governments. This is not good for the sovereignty of our nation. CAA calls upon APC to rely less on foreign support. The party should do more to cultivate domestic support and more so from political parties in the country. You cannot govern effectively when you do so alone; it is not sustainable.”

“In conclusion, we wish the new administration well. However, its ability and readiness to meaningfully govern Nigeria remain in doubt. We pray, wait and hope for clarity in the days to come.

“Both the President and other leaders of APC have been in government for decades to warrant knowing exactly what they want to do and how they want to do it. Even those of us here at CAA with less than a year into our formation do have bold and visionary plan upon which we predicate our drive to govern Nigeria.”

Kolapo Olapoju