Close political associates of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, the immediate past President of Nigeria, have formed a new political party, known as Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA).
Prominent among the movers of the new party are the former senior special assistant to ex President Jonathan, Dr. Doyin Okupe; a prominent campaign figure in the Jonathan’s Presidential campaign organization, Raymond Dokpesi and others.
The interim national chairman of the party, whose slogan is: “Stronger Together,” is Shitu Mohammed. Also in the new party is the former chairman of the Labour Party, Dan Anyanwu.
There has been speculation before now that top members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were planning to establish a new party.
The national executive committee of the new party is yet to be constituted. [myad]
