Nigeria, July 9 -- We, Founding Leaders of the Otoge Movement, have watched with deep concern the recent attempts by a certain G15 group to appropriate the identity and legacy of the Otoge movement while simultaneously engaging in actions that we believe undermine the very principles upon which the movement was built.

The Otoge movement was not created to serve the ambitions of politicians. It was a historic, people-driven movement championed by millions of Kwarans, home and abroad, who voted for accountable leadership, development, and better life outcomes. No individual, pressure group, or political bloc can lay exclusive claim to that collective struggle.

It is therefore astonishing that a group whose recent public actions have ques...