Founding National Secretary of Alliance for Democracy, AD, Professor Udenta O. Udenta, has proposed an 18-month Government of National Unity after the 2027 elections to avert post-election crisis.
Udenta made the proposal on Monday during an interview on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily.’
According to him, elections alone cannot build trust or guarantee stability, asking what becomes of Nigeria the day after election results are announced.
“Elections cannot, by themselves, build trust or guarantee stability,” he said.
He proposed a Sovereign Commission for Democratic Sustainability and National Stability that will bring together the sitting president, president-elect, all certified presidential candidates, national chairmen of parties, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Trade Union Congress, TUC, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, and civil society.
He said his initiative is backed by supporters of President Bola Tinubu, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and Governor Seyi Makinde, noting that Nigeria’s survival must matter more than the fortunes of any politician.
He said the commission should get commitments from candidates before the election, including that they will participate whether they win or lose.
Udenta said the idea is not another committee of former officeholders issuing communiqués that gather dust, but a practical platform for dialogue.